Minnesota Twins at Athletics

Gage Jump has reached an interesting juncture in his rookie season. Entering Tuesday night’s start against the Twins at Sutter Health Park, Jump was already at a total of 120 innings pitched between the Minors and Majors this season, an ongoing career high. He threw a total of 112 2/3 innings last year in his first season as a professional.​ How a young pitcher responds to exceeding his innings limits is always an intriguing storyline, one Jump will face in each start from here on out. Will that buildup of innings take its toll? “I think we’re just going to monitor how he recovers from each start,” manager Mark Kotsay said before the game. “I don’t know if there’s really any data that proves an excess amount of innings on top of \[the previous\