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Nick Kurtz homers in 9th inning for second straight day to give Athletics 3-1 victory over Astros
Brent Rooker drew a leadoff walk against Bryan Abreu (1-3) to open the ninth and reach safely in 12 straight home games. Kurtz followed with his seventh home run of the season 447 feet over the right-field wall.
Kurtz also hit a ninth-inning homer on Sunday to rally the Athletics to a 3-2 win and a three-game sweep at Kansas City.
The Athletics have won four straight games and are now 7-4 over the last 11 after losing 20 of the previous 21.
The Astros had a five-game winning streak snapped after entering winners in 16 of their last 22.
Athletics reliever J.T. Ginn struck out the side in the eighth and Mason Miller (1-2) added two strikeouts in the ninth. Starter Mitch Spence allowed seven hits and one earned run in five innings.
Third baseman Max Muncy made a nice defensive play to end the fifth when he made a backhand stab of a grounder and sent a jump throw from foul territory to get a hustling Jose Altuve at first base.
Houston rookie Ryan Gusto struck out a season-high eight and only allowed one earned run in five innings. He started in place of RHP Lance McCullers Jr., who was placed on the IL.
Altuve homered in the first and JJ Bleday went deep to tie the score 1-1 for the Athletics in the fifth.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Kurtz homered to right center (447 feet), Rooker scored. |
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9th Inning | Rooker walked. |
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9th Inning | Abreu relieved King |
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9th Inning | Smith struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Meyers grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Walker struck out looking. |
Statistics
 HOU |
 ATH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 6 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 1 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 3 |
| 2 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 29 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 10 | Runners Left On Base | 9 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 0 |
| 11 | Fly Balls | 10 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 131 | Pitches | 130 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 13 | Total Bases | 12 |
| 33 | Plate Appearances | 32 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 2.8 | Runs Created | 3.1 |
| .250 | Batting Average | .207 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .406 | Slugging Percentage | .414 |
| .188 | Secondary Average | .276 |
| .273 | On Base Percentage | .281 |
| .679 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .695 |
| 1.1 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 2.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.5 |
| 19.0 | Batter Rating | 24.0 |
| 32.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 14.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.97 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.06 |
| .156 | Isolated Power | .207 |
| 0.11 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.20 |
| .030 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .063 |
| -.063 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .069 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 74.0 | MLB Rating | 75.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 8,766 | Capacity: