{"id":142715,"date":"2025-09-14T06:17:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T06:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/142715\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T06:17:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T06:17:14","slug":"kurtz-hits-493-foot-grand-slam-longest-mlb-homer-this-season-as-athletics-beat-reds-11-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/142715\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurtz hits 493-foot grand slam, longest MLB homer this season, as Athletics beat Reds 11-5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Nick Kurtz launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/video\/nick-kurtz-hits-a-grand-slam-31-to-center-field-colby-thomas-scores-lawrence-but?q=Kurtz&amp;cp=CMS_FIRST&amp;qt=FREETEXT&amp;p=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a 493-foot grand slam;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a 493-foot grand slam<\/a> \u2014 the longest home run in the majors this season \u2014 and the Athletics hammered Hunter Greene early in an 11-5 victory Saturday night over the Cincinnati Reds.<\/p>\n<p>Brent Rooker also went deep and rookie Carlos Cortes hit a two-run shot for his third homer in two games as the Athletics handed Cincinnati another costly loss. Jacob Wilson provided a pair of RBI doubles.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Greene, an All-Star last year, was tagged for five runs, four hits and four walks over 2 1\/3 ineffective innings, raising his ERA from 2.59 to 3.01.<\/p>\n<p>With a chance to gain ground in a crowded wild-card race, the Reds (74-74) lost their second consecutive game to the Athletics (69-80) and remained 1 1\/2 games behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mets-juan-soto-rangers-c655fae6ca3fa65790bc84e527aaacf9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:skidding New York Mets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">skidding New York Mets<\/a> for the final National League playoff spot.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco is a half-game back of the Mets.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Stephenson&#8217;s three-run homer for Cincinnati tied it 5-all in the fourth. Wilson put the A&#8217;s back ahead with an RBI double in the seventh, Lawrence Butler added a run-scoring single in the eighth and Kurtz sent a 2-2 fastball from Scott Barlow soaring over the high batter&#8217;s eye in straightaway center field to make it 11-5.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>It was the 31st homer for Kurtz, a rookie slugger who hit four in one game earlier this season.<\/p>\n<p>Brady Basso (1-0) retired the side in order on six pitches in the seventh for his second big league win.<\/p>\n<p>Key moment<\/p>\n<p>Reds reliever Nick Martinez (10-13) gave up a leadoff double to Shea Langeliers in the seventh and walked Rooker with one out before Wilson doubled off Graham Ashcraft to give the Athletics a 6-5 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Key stat<\/p>\n<p>Kurtz&#8217;s 493-foot drive was the longest by an A&#8217;s player since Statcast tracking began in 2015. It surpassed Mike Trout\u2019s 484-foot homer April 19 with the Angels for the longest in the majors this year.<\/p>\n<p>Up next<\/p>\n<p>Reds LHP Nick Lodolo (8-7, 3.10 ERA) pitches against RHP Luis Morales (3-1, 2.73) in the series finale Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP MLB: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Charlie Pappalardo, The Associated Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. 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