MINNEAPOLIS -- One streak ended, another continued.

Oh, and the Athletics are still riding their second-half surge.

Jacob Lopez pitched six strong innings with eight strikeouts to win his fourth straight start, while Tyler Soderstrom extended his hitting streak to 17 games on Tuesday as the Athletics kicked off a three-game series against the Twins with a 6-3 victory at Target Field.

The win gave the A’s a record of 16-13 since the All-Star break, just a game behind Seattle for the best record in the AL West over that span.

Lopez (7-6) has been a big part of that resurgence. He hadn’t given up a run in his previous four starts, but that streak came to a halt on Matt Wallner’s RBI double with two out in the second inning. That was an unearned run, so if you want to limit the streak

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