The Twins kept the pressure on with aggressive baserunning from their younger players, but an inability to come up with hits with runners in scoring position continues to plague the team.

46 — Points between Kurtz and the second-best hitter in baseball by wRC+ since the All-Star break. Teammate Shea Langeliers (216) is next up. That means Kurtz has been a 46% better hitter than anyone ...

Athletics (59-70, fifth in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (68-60, second in the AL West) Seattle; Friday, 10:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Luis Morales (1-0, 1.86 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, nine ...

Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz extended the A's lead in the sixth inning with his 26th home run of the season Thursday at ...

Kurtz went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and an additional run scored in Thursday's 8-3 win over the Twins.

Tyler Soderstrom went 4 for 4 to stretch his hitting streak to 19 straight games, and the Athletics swept the Minnesota Twins ...

Perfect day at dish ...

Lawrence Butler ignited a six-run second inning with a bases-clearing double, Nick Kurtz launched his 26th home run and rookie Jack Perkins combined with two relievers on a five-hitter, allowing ...

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Colby Thomas, Shea Langeliers and Nick Kurtz homered, rookie Jack Perkins had seven strikeouts in five solid innings and the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angeles 10-3 on ...

Nick Kurtz, a self-proclaimed Marvel fanatic who broke out a special Iron Man-themed bat for Players’ Weekend, revealed his ...

Shea Langeliers hit his 27th home run, Tyler Soderstrom extended his hitting streak to 17 games and the Athletics beat the ...