Gage Jump shines for Athletics with scoreless outing against Giants

Gage Jump, a former LSU baseball pitcher, continues to impress with the Oakland Athletics. In his latest start on June 26 against the San Francisco Giants, he pitched five shutout innings, allowing just three hits and striking out a career-high nine batters. Jump has a 1.19 ERA for June, with three wins and 30 strikeouts across five starts this month. After debuting on May 26, he has secured a spot in the starting rotation and recorded his first big league victory on June 2 against the Chicago Cubs. Jump began the season with the Las Vegas Aviators in Triple-A before being called up.

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