Carlos Cortes hit a leadoff home run and Nick Kurtz extended his on-base streak to 47 games as the AL West-leading Athletics beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 to avoid a three-game sweep. Kurtz, the ...

Athletics slugger Nick Kurts opens up about the inconsistent season he is having despite hitting another home run vs. the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Kurtz hit his first home run this season, sending the Athletics to a 1-0 victory Sunday and a three-game sweep of the slumping New York Mets. Aaron Civale (2-0) allowed four hits ...

Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz had his 48-game on-base streak stopped after going 0 for 4 with three strikeouts in a 4-1 ...

Athletics star first baseman Nick Kurtz has followed up on his grand slam with a monstrous lead-off home run against the ...

Nick Kurtz is getting hot, folks. In the top of the ninth inning on Wednesday in Seattle, the A's first baseman clubbed a game-tying home run to give his team a chance at sweeping the series against ...

First it was Rickey Henderson. Then it was Jimmie Foxx. Now, Nick Kurtz is on par with yet another Athletics legend. With a ...

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