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05/24 18:28 CDT Cortes homers, Kurtz reaches base for 47th straight game as A's
beat Padres 5-2
Cortes homers, Kurtz reaches base for 47th straight game as A's beat Padres 5-2
By BERNIE WILSON
Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) --- Carlos Cortes hit a leadoff home run and Nick Kurtz extended
his on-base streak to 47 games as the AL West-leading Athletics beat the San
Diego Padres 5-2 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Kurtz, the 2025 AL Rookie of the Year, singled to right with one out in the
third to tie Jimmie Foxx (1932) for the second-longest streak in Athletics
history. He's one shy of matching Mark McGwire's club-record streak of 48 games
to open the 1996 season. Kurtz's streak is the longest in the majors this year.
Kurtz came up with the bases loaded and two outs in the fourth and struck out
against Ron Marinaccio, who had relieved starter Michael King (4-3). King had
loaded the bases on Jonah Heim's leadoff double and two walks, with Heim
scoring on a wild pitch to make it 4-0. King walked Cortes with two outs to
load the bases again before getting the hook.
Kurtz laid down a push bunt for a single in the ninth when third baseman Manny
Machado was shaded toward shortstop.
Bulk pitcher Jacob Lopez (4-2) got the win and Scott Barlow came on with two on
to get the final two outs for his first save.
Cortes hit King's sixth pitch onto the party deck atop the right field wall,
his fifth.
The bottom of the Athletics' order came through in the second, when No. 8
hitter Henry Bolte hit a two-out, RBI double to the gap in left-center and
Alika Williams, who went to San Diego's Rancho Bernardo High, singled him in.
San Diego's Ty France homered in the seventh, his fifth.
Fernando Tatis Jr. had his third three-hit game of the season and flied out to
right to end it. He's yet to hit a homer this year.
Up next
Athletics RHP Aaron Civale (5-1, 3.31 ERA) is set to start Monday at home
against Seattle.
Padres RHP Griffin Canning (0-2, 9.00 ERA) is scheduled to start at home
against Philadelphia LHP Jesus Luzardo (3-4, 4.85) .
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