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Nick Kurtz's walk-off home run makes Athletics franchise history

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Nick Kurtz's walk-off home run makes Athletics franchise history

The post Nick Kurtz's walk-off home run makes Athletics franchise history appeared first on ClutchPoints. While the Athletics have improved slightly from the last few seasons, they still have an uphill battle in front of them if they want to rise up the standings and compete for a playoff spot. However, there is never a bad time to beat one of your biggest rivals. Advertisement The A's did just that on Monday night, knocking off the Houston Astros in the first game of a four-game set. They got the win in dramatic fashion as well as first baseman Nick Kurtz crushed a walk-off two-run home run to give the Athletics a 3-1 victory. Kurtz's home run traveled 447 feet out to right field, marking the longest walk-off home run in Athletics history, according to MLB Stats. He punctuated the monster blast with an epic bat flip that he will remember forever. The Athletics haven't had a ton to cheer for this season, including one stretch where they lost 20 out of 21 games. However, they have hung around and while they are still in the basement of the AL West standings, taking a game off of a rival who has been one of the top franchises in baseball in recent years is always a good feeling. Advertisement Now, at 30-44, the A's are 12 games out of first place in their division and eight games out of a wild card spot in the American League. While making up that ground seems very unlikely and would probably take a historic run, they have played some good baseball at times this season outside of that one dreadful stretch. If they can piece some of that together for the rest of the season, avoid the dips and get some more late-game heroics like they did from Kurtz on Monday night, maybe the A's can shock the MLB world and make a run down the stretch. Getting a win in this series against the Astros feels like a necessary start to that quest, and Kurtz got the Athletics off on the right foot in that department with a historic blast on Monday night. Related: Athletics' Nick Kurtz flings bat after walk-off winner vs. Astros

Jacob Lopez continues stretch with 7 innings in Athletics' 3-0 win over Tigers

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2 days ago

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Jacob Lopez continues stretch with 7 innings in Athletics' 3-0 win over Tigers

Jacob Lopez pitched seveninnings and Nick Kurtz hit a three-run homer to help the Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Wednesday night. Lopez (2-4) gave up three hits and a walk, striking out six to improve to 2-0 with a 0.82 ERA in his last four starts. Jack Flaherty (5-9) took the loss, allowing three runs on five hits and four walks in six innings. Flaherty struck out seven. Flaherty walked two batters in the third before Kurtz hit a changeup to the top of the first row of shrubs above the 412-foot sign. The Tigers didn't get a runner in scoring position until Jahmai Jones doubled with two out in the sixth. Lopez got Riley Greene to ground out to end the inning. The Athletics got two singles to start the eighth, putting runners on the corners, but Matt Gage and Dylan Smith escaped the inning. Michael Kelly pitched the eighth, aided by running catches by Tyler Soderstrom in left and Denzel Clarke in center. Mason Miller threw a perfect ninth for his 15th save. Wenceel Pérez threatened Lopez's shutout with a one-out triple in the seventh, but he bounced back to strike out Zach McKinstry. That brought Mark Kotsay out of the dugout and Kelly out of the bullpen, but Kotsay decided to stick with his starter for one more batter. As Kelly reversed his steps, Lopez got Dillon Dingler to pop out to shortstop Jacob Wilson. Kurtz has homered six times in his last 10 games and ranks second in the majors among rookies with 11 homers. The teams finish the three-game series Thursday, with Athletics LHP Jeffrey Springs (5-5, 4.52) facing LHP Dietrich Enns (season debut), who will be making his first MLB appearance since 2021. He spent 2022 and 2023 with the Seibu Lions in Japan and 2024 with the LG Twins in South Korea. ___ AP MLB:

Jacob Lopez Continues Hot Stretch With 7 Innings In The Athletics' 3-0 Win Over The Tigers

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Jacob Lopez Continues Hot Stretch With 7 Innings In The Athletics' 3-0 Win Over The Tigers

Jacob Lopez pitched seven innings and Nick Kurtz hit a three-run homer to help the Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 3–0 on Wednesday night. Lopez (2–4) gave up three hits and a walk, striking out six to improve to 2–0 with a 0.82 ERA in his last four starts. Jack Flaherty (5–9) took the loss, allowing three runs on five hits and four walks in six innings. Flaherty struck out seven. Flaherty walked two batters in the third before Kurtz hit a changeup to the top of the first row of shrubs above the 412-foot sign. The Tigers didn't get a runner in scoring position until Jahmai Jones doubled with two out in the sixth. Lopez got Riley Greene to ground out to end the inning. The Athletics got two singles to start the eighth, putting runners on the corners, but Matt Gage and Dylan Smith escaped the inning. Michael Kelly pitched the eighth, aided by running catches by Tyler Soderstrom in left and Denzel Clarke in center. Mason Miller threw a perfect ninth for his 15th save. Key moment: Wenceel Pérez threatened Lopez's shutout with a one-out triple in the seventh, but he bounced back to strike out Zach McKinstry. That brought Mark Kotsay out of the dugout and Kelly out of the bullpen, but Kotsay decided to stick with his starter for one more batter. As Kelly reversed his steps, Lopez got Dillon Dingler to pop out to shortstop Jacob Wilson. Key stat: Kurtz has homered six times in his last 10 games and ranks second in the majors among rookies with 11 homers. Up next: The teams finish the three-game series Thursday with Athletics LHP Jeffrey Springs (5–5, 4.52) facing LHP Dietrich Enns (season debut), who will be making his first MLB appearance since 2021. He spent 2022 and 2023 with the Seibu Lions in Japan and 2024 with the LG Twins in South Korea.

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3 days ago

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Jacob Lopez continues hot stretch with 7 innings in the Athletics' 3-0 win over the Tigers

DETROIT (AP) — Jacob Lopez pitched seveninnings and Nick Kurtz hit a three-run homer to help the Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Wednesday night. Lopez (2-4) gave up three hits and a walk, striking out six to improve to 2-0 with a 0.82 ERA in his last four starts. Jack Flaherty (5-9) took the loss, allowing three runs on five hits and four walks in six innings. Flaherty struck out seven. Flaherty walked two batters in the third before Kurtz hit a changeup to the top of the first row of shrubs above the 412-foot sign. The Tigers didn't get a runner in scoring position until Jahmai Jones doubled with two out in the sixth. Lopez got Riley Greene to ground out to end the inning. The Athletics got two singles to start the eighth, putting runners on the corners, but Matt Gage and Dylan Smith escaped the inning. Michael Kelly pitched the eighth, aided by running catches by Tyler Soderstrom in left and Denzel Clarke in center. Mason Miller threw a perfect ninth for his 15th save. Key moment Wenceel Pérez threatened Lopez's shutout with a one-out triple in the seventh, but he bounced back to strike out Zach McKinstry. That brought Mark Kotsay out of the dugout and Kelly out of the bullpen, but Kotsay decided to stick with his starter for one more batter. As Kelly reversed his steps, Lopez got Dillon Dingler to pop out to shortstop Jacob Wilson. Key stat Kurtz has homered six times in his last 10 games and ranks second in the majors among rookies with 11 homers. Up next The teams finish the three-game series Thursday, with Athletics LHP Jeffrey Springs (5-5, 4.52) facing LHP Dietrich Enns (season debut), who will be making his first MLB appearance since 2021. He spent 2022 and 2023 with the Seibu Lions in Japan and 2024 with the LG Twins in South Korea. ___ AP MLB: