Cincinnati Reds at Athletics
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Reds fall 2 1/2 games back of last NL wild card as A's complete 3-game sweep with 7-4 win
Jacob Wilson, Colby Thomas and Brent Rooker also homered for the Athletics (70-80), who overcame a 3-0, fourth-inning deficit and surpassed their 2024 wins total with 12 games remaining.
Noelvi Marte homered in the first off rookie Luis Morales and Will Benson added a two-run drive in the second.
Wilson and Thomas homered in the fourth and Kurtz put the A's ahead 4-3 with two outs in the fifth with an opposite-field drive to left, his 32nd home run this season. Kurtz and the Yankees' Aaron Judge are tied for the big league lead of 16 opposite-field homers.
Brett Harris' RBI double, his third hit, chased Nick Lodolo (8-8) in the sixth and boosted the lead to 5-3 . Rooker hit a two-run homer off Zach Maxwell in the seventh.
Morales (4-1) allowed three runs and four hits in five innings. Justin Sterner allowed Sal Stewart's leadoff homer in the eighth and Michael Kelly pitched a perfect ninth for his first big league save.
Lodolo allowed five runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Athletics: LHP Jeffrey Springs (10-11, 4.28) starts Tuesday at Boston.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Friedl lined out to center. |
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9th Inning | McLain grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Trevino flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Kelly relieved Sterner |
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9th Inning | Gelof at second base. |
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9th Inning | Hernaiz at third base. |
Statistics
 CIN |
 ATH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 3 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 7 | Hits | 10 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 7 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 33 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 4 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 8 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 1 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 17 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 144 | Pitches | 130 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 18 | Total Bases | 23 |
| 37 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 648.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 5.3 | Runs Created | 7.6 |
| .212 | Batting Average | .303 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .545 | Slugging Percentage | .697 |
| .424 | Secondary Average | .424 |
| .297 | On Base Percentage | .343 |
| .843 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.040 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 5.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 8.6 |
| 34.5 | Batter Rating | 52.0 |
| 11.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 8.3 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.89 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.61 |
| .333 | Isolated Power | .394 |
| 1.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.14 |
| .081 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .028 |
| .212 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .121 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 14.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.1 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 85.8 | MLB Rating | 99.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 8,778 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" class="logo-micro">Cincinnati | 19 | 11 | .633 | - | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chc.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 19 | 12 | .613 | 0.5 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/stl.png" class="logo-micro">St. Louis | 17 | 13 | .567 | 2 | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mil.png" class="logo-micro">Milwaukee | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/pit.png" class="logo-micro">Pittsburgh | 16 | 15 | .516 | 3.5 | L4 |
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ath.png" class="logo-micro">Athletics | 16 | 14 | .533 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sea.png" class="logo-micro">Seattle | 16 | 16 | .500 | 1 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tex.png" class="logo-micro">Texas | 15 | 16 | .484 | 1.5 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/laa.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 12 | 20 | .375 | 5 | L6 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/hou.png" class="logo-micro">Houston | 11 | 19 | .367 | 5 | L1 |