Nick Kurtz’s walk-off homer lifts the Athletics over the Astros, extending Oakland’s win streak to four with a clutch blast.

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

The Houston Astros placed right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. on the 15-day injured list with a sprained right foot Monday before his scheduled start against the Athletics. The move, which is retroactive to Friday, comes after McCullers made seven starts this year in his return after missing two full seasons with various arm injuries. Rookie right-hander Ryan Gusto will start in his place Monday as the AL West-leading Astros open a four-game series against the Athletics.

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Mark Mulder's baseball career was cut short far too soon due to rotator cuff injuries that drastically hurt his overall performance. Now a competitive golfer and a full-time dad, Mulder received an email that he wasn't expecting. Mulder took 15 minutes of his time and spoke with Chris Townsend of "A's Cast Live" to discuss what it means to be honored by the team he spent his best years with. "I don't remember exactly what it said, but the subject said something about A's Hall of Fame, and I went, 'Huh?'" Mulder said.

Athletics (28-44, fifth in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (34-37, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (5-5, 4.64 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 64 strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (2-2, 2.17 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 25 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -160, Athletics +134; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals play the Athletics looking to stop their six-game home losing streak. Kansas City is 19-18 at home and 34-37 overall. The Royals have the fifth-best team ERA in baseball at 3.45. The Athletics have a 28-44 record overall and a 16-21 record on the road. The Athletics have a 25-8 record in games when

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Athletics rookie Gunnar Hoglund is likely to miss the rest of the 2025 season after undergoing hip surgery in Colorado on Friday, per an announcement from Klutch Sports agent Nate Heisler. The 25-year-old right-handed pitcher made his MLB debut on May 2, going on to start six games for the A's. In that limited action, Hoglund went 1-3 with a 6.40 ERA, 1.515 WHIP, 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings and a -0.1 WAR.

Athletics (26-44, fifth in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (34-35, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Luis Severino (1-6, 4.77 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 60 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Wacha (3-5, 3.01 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 55 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -156, Athletics +129; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics play the Kansas City Royals after Brent Rooker's four-hit game on Wednesday. Kansas City has gone 19-16 in home games and 34-35 overall. The Royals have a 12-28 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run. The Athletics are 26-44 overall and 14-21 on the road. The Athletics have a 23-8

The Athletics have found a new star in their outfield in Denzel Clarke, who received praise from former MLB All-Star Torii Hunter.

Jo Adell homered in a wild six-run sixth inning and the Los Angeles Angels overcame two homers by Brent Rooker to beat the Athletics 6-5 on Wednesday and sweep a three-game series. Adell's 13th homer was his sixth in nine games.

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Nolan Schanuel hit a single into shallow center field in the 10th inning for the first walk-off hit of his career to drive in Jo Adell and give the Los Angeles Angels a 2-1 win over the Athletics on Tuesday night. Reid Detmers (2-2) struck out two of three batters to strand the automatic runner in the top of the 10th. Hogan Harris (1-1) took the loss for the A’s, who have lost 22 of 26 games.

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Oakland Athletics rookie center fielder Denzel Clarke stunned fans Monday with a jaw-dropping, acrobatic catch that robbed Los Angeles Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel of what would have been his fourth home run of the season.

Denzel Clarke's sensational defense has placed him among the top defensive outfielders this season in just his first 16 games.

by: Michael Bartiromo Posted: Jun 10, 2025 / 10:15 AM CDT Updated: Jun 10, 2025 / 10:15 AM CDT SHARE (NEXSTAR) – Rookie center fielder Denzel Clarke of the Athletics robbed Los Angeles Angels' Nolan Schanuel of a home run with a wild catch on Monday night. The Angels had one out and no one on in the bottom of the first when Schanuel launched a 1-0 splitter from A's pitcher Grant Holman toward left-center. Clarke raced back and planted his right foot about halfway up the wall in a perfectly timed leap and grabbed the top for support. He extended the upper half of his body several feet beyond the wall and made a backhand grab with his left arm fully stretched out. Denzel Clarke of the Oakland Athletics

Toriii Hunter, the former defensive standout and multi-time Gold Glove winner, delivered a solid endorsement of the unreal play that was made by Athletics' outfielder Denzel Clark on Monday night as the A's visited the Los Angeles Angels. Clark took the home run away from Angels' first baseman Nolan Schanuel, who was bidding for a blast out to left-center field. The Angels won the game 7-4.