{"id":471737,"date":"2025-06-17T07:30:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T11:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/nick-kurtz-is-a-hero-again-with-a-home-run-in-the-ninth-and-the-athletics-leave-the-astros-on-the-field-3-1\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T07:30:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T11:30:31","slug":"nick-kurtz-is-a-hero-again-with-a-home-run-in-the-ninth-and-the-athletics-leave-the-astros-on-the-field-3-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/nick-kurtz-is-a-hero-again-with-a-home-run-in-the-ninth-and-the-athletics-leave-the-astros-on-the-field-3-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Kurtz is a hero again with a home run in the ninth and the Athletics leave the Astros on the field 3-1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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<\/h3>\n\n\nWEST SACRAMENTO<\/strong>. Nick Kurtz<\/strong> played the hero for the second consecutive day<\/strong>, hitting a home run in the ninth inning<\/strong> that sealed the victory for the Oakland Athletics 3-1 over the Houston Astros<\/strong> this Monday night, in an exciting match held at Sutter Health Park<\/strong>.\n\n\n

You may be interested in:<\/strong>Trea Turner leads off with a home run and leads Phillies’ 5-2 victory over Marlins in Mia<\/a>mi<\/p>\n\n\nKurtz, who had already decided Sunday’s game with another home run in the ninth, repeated the dose against Dominican reliever Bryan Abreu (1-3)<\/strong>, sending the ball 447 feet<\/strong> to right field to unleash the madness among the local fans.\n\n\n

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\u201cI’m focused on helping the team and making the most of every at-bat. It doesn’t matter if it’s in the first or the ninth,\u201d Kurtz said after being showered by his teammates.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe inning began with a walk to Brent Rooker<\/strong>, who extended his streak to 12 consecutive home games reaching base<\/strong>, setting the stage for Kurtz’s decisive hit, his seventh home run of the season<\/strong>.\n\n\n

The Athletic, on the rise<\/h3>\n\n\nWith this victory, the Athletics string together four consecutive wins<\/strong> and improve to 7-4 in their last 11 games<\/strong>, a significant rebound after having lost 20 of the previous 21.\n\nIn the mound, opener Mitch Spence<\/strong> delivered a solid performance of five innings, allowing seven hits and one earned run. The relief pitching was also key: J.T. Ginn<\/strong> struck out the three batters he faced in the eighth and Mason Miller (1-2)<\/strong> earned the win by closing the ninth with a pair of strikeouts.\n\n\n

Stars snap winning streak<\/h3>\n\n\nThe Astros (38-32)<\/strong>, who were coming off winning five straight games and 16 of their last 22, fell short this time despite a great performance by rookie Ryan Gusto<\/strong>, who struck out eight and allowed only one earned run in five innings, covering for the absence of Lance McCullers Jr.<\/strong>, recently placed on the injured list.\n\nThe only Houston race was possible thanks to an offense contained by Oakland’s pitching staff, which maintained control throughout the game.\n\n\n

Next Commitment<\/h3>\n\n\nThe series will continue this Tuesday with the second game in West Sacramento, where the Athletics will seek to continue consolidating their good moment against an Astros team that will try to recover.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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