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

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Oakland Athletics rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz crushed an absolute bomb off Houston's Bryan Abreu, belting a 447-foot walk ...

West Sacramento, California; Tuesday, 10:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Jason Alexander (0-0, 18.00 ERA, 2.83 WHIP, five strikeouts); Athletics: JP Sears (5-5, 5.08 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 58 ...

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For as difficult as it is for one singular player to carry his team to a victory, Brent Rooker nearly did that on Wednesday.