{"id":641688,"date":"2026-05-01T00:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T00:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/641688\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T00:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T00:56:08","slug":"kurtz-draws-walk-for-19th-game-in-row-as-beat-royals-6-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/641688\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurtz draws walk for 19th game in row, A’s beat Royals 6-3"},"content":{"rendered":"

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif — – Nick Kurtz<\/a> drew a walk for his 19th consecutive game and hit a two-run double, helping the Athletics defeat the Kansas City Royals<\/a> 6-3 on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Shea Langeliers<\/a> added three doubles, while Darell Hernaiz<\/a> had three hits and two RBI. Jacob Wilson<\/a> had two hits and scored twice to help the A’s to their sixth win in nine games.<\/p>\n

Elias Diaz<\/a> hit his first home run of the season for the Royals, and Maikel Garcia<\/a> and Starling Marte<\/a> had three hits apiece. Vinnie Pasquantino<\/a> missed his second straight start because of lower back tightness but pinch hit in the ninth and hit a game-ending flyout with a man on against Jack Perkins<\/a>, who got his third save.<\/p>\n

Kurtz built a 4-2 lead when he lined a 1-0 slider from Noah Cameron<\/a> (2-2) to right-center in a four-run second that put the A’s ahead 5-2. Langeliers had an RBI double earlier in the inning, and Kurtz scored on shortstop Nick Loftin<\/a>‘s throwing error.<\/p>\n

Kurtz was walked by John Schreiber<\/a> in the seventh. He tied Ted Williams for the third-longest streak behind Detroit’s Roy Cullenbine in 1947 and San Francisco’s Barry Bonds in 2002-03. Records date to 1910 in the National League and 1913 in the American.<\/p>\n

Luis Medina<\/a> (1-1) allowed three hits in 2 2\/3 scoreless innings in relief of starter Jeffrey Springs<\/a>, who gave up two runs and five hits before leaving with right hip soreness after three innings and 67 pitches.<\/p>\n

Cameron gave up five runs – four earned – and nine hits in 5 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Royals: LHP Cole Ragans<\/a> (1-4, 5.00 ERA) starts Friday at Seattle, which sends RHP Bryan Wood (1-2, 3.86) to the mound.<\/p>\n

Athletics: RHP J.T. Ginn<\/a> (0-0, 3.24) starts Friday against visiting Cleveland and LHP Joey Cantillo<\/a> (1-1, 2.97).<\/p>\n

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