There’s a reason Nick Kurtz earned the nickname “Nicky Nukes” in college. Launching majestic home runs was a trademark of his standout amateur career at Wake Forest. Since reaching the big leagues in ...

Nick Kurtz knew it was gone as soon as it left his bat. And then the bat left his hand in emphatic fashion. In a game that was tightly contested until the end on Monday night, Kurtz promptly delivered ...

The Athletics took the opener of their four-game series with the Houston Astros, thanks to yet another huge home run from rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz.

Nick Kurtz’s walk-off homer lifts the Athletics over the Astros, extending Oakland’s win streak to four with a clutch blast.

Nick Kurtz homered in the ninth inning for the second straight day and the Athletics beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Monday ...

Rookie Nick Kurtz walloped a two-run walk-off homer with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Athletics a ...

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After two straight walk-off wins, the Houston Astros had the tables turned on them Monday. Nick ...

Nick Kurtz crushes a walk-off two-run home run to right field in the bottom of the 9th to give the Athletics a 3-1 win over ...

In Houston’s last game, on Sunday, Josh Hader (4-0, 1.45) earned the win in relief as the Astros took 10 frames to defeat the ...

The Houston Astros are a season-best 11 games over .500 after stringing together five straight victories but an unexpected rotation shakeup on Monday presents a new challenge.

Nick Kurtz hit a solo ninth-inning homer to rally the Athletics to a 3-2 win and three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals ...