{"id":139094,"date":"2025-09-07T09:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T09:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/139094\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T09:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T09:46:09","slug":"athletics-17-4-angels-sep-6-2025-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/139094\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics 17-4 Angels (Sep 6, 2025) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

ANAHEIM, Calif. — \u2014 Nick Kurtz<\/a>, Colby Thomas<\/a>, Carlos Cortes<\/a> and J.J. Bleday all homered to lead the Athletics to a 17-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels<\/a> on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Kurtz, the 22-year-old rookie sensation, hit a 447-foot shot to left-center field in the fourth inning off reliever Chase Silseth<\/a> for his 29th home run this season. Kurtz scored three runs and drew walks in his first two at-bats against Yusei Kikuchi<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Thomas homered in the first, Cortes had a pinch-hit three-run shot in the eighth, and Bleday a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth as the Athletics finished with 21 hits.<\/p>\n

Kikuchi (6-11) got the first two outs of the game, including striking out Shea Langeliers<\/a> for his 1,000th career strikeout, then lost complete command. Kikuchi allowed seven earned runs and six hits and threw just 32 strikes in 61 pitches. <\/p>\n

Athletics starter J.T. Ginn<\/a> (3-6) allowed one earned run and five hits in five innings. He struck out five.<\/p>\n

Matthew Lugo<\/a> and Jo Adell<\/a> had back-to-back solo home runs for the Angels in the eighth inning off reliever Scott McGough<\/a>. It\u2019s the sixth time the Angels hit back-to-back home runs this season. <\/p>\n

Key moment <\/p>\n

The Angels\u2019 poor start was made worse when Taylor Ward<\/a> misjudged a fly ball in left field, which should\u2019ve been the final out of the first inning. Ward ran in but the ball went over his head and dropped in for a bases-clearing doubly for Tyler Soderstrom<\/a> to give the Athletics a 3-0 lead. Kikuchi was chased after two innings for the second time this season. <\/p>\n

Key stat <\/p>\n

The 17 runs allowed by the Angels was the second-most this season. The Angels allowed 20 runs in a loss to Texas on Aug. 27.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Athletics RHP Luis Severino<\/a> (6-11, 4.65 ERA) goes against Angels LHP Mitch Farris<\/a> (1-0, 1.80) on Sunday. ——<\/p>\n

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