Deadspin | MLB roundup: A’s rookie Nick Kurtz belts record-tying 4 homers

Rookie Nick Kurtz tied main league information with 4 dwelling runs and 19 complete bases to tempo the visiting Athletics to a 15-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday.

Kurtz, who was 6-for-6 within the sport after going 3-for-5 with two doubles within the Athletics’ series-opening win on Thursday, prolonged his lead amongst all rookies in homers by clubbing his twentieth, twenty first, twenty second and twenty third dingers en path to producing eight RBIs and 6 runs.

Kurtz additionally leads all rookies in RBIs (59) and extra-base hits (43), and recorded the twentieth four-homer sport in historical past, the primary by a rookie. His final lengthy ball, within the ninth, got here with outfielder Cooper Hummel on the mound for Houston.

Shea Langeliers and Tyler Soderstrom additionally went deep for the A’s. Jeffrey Springs (9-7) allowed two runs on 4 hits over six innings. Astros rookie Ryan Gusto (6-4) was tagged for eight runs on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings.

Phillies 12, Yankees 5

Kyle Schwarber homered twice and J.T. Realmuto hit a tiebreaking three-run blast within the seventh inning as visiting Philadelphia pulled away to win in New York.

Schwarber hit his thirty fifth and 36 dwelling runs, belting a tying two-run shot off New York starter Will Warren within the fifth and a two-run drive off Ian Hamilton within the eighth for an 8-5 lead. His first hit was the 1,000th of his profession. He has six dwelling runs in seven video games for the reason that All-Star break.

Cody Bellinger and Austin Wells hit solo homers off Philadelphia starter Taijuan Walker within the first two innings. Walker allowed three runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Dodgers 5, Red Sox 2

Teoscar Hernandez hit a two-run dwelling run to assist Los Angeles beat host Boston within the opener of a three-game collection.

After Freddie Freeman singled to open the eighth inning, Hernandez homered towards Boston reliever Jorge Alcala to increase the Dodgers’ result in 5-2. Hernandez drove in three of Los Angeles’ 5 runs.

Emmet Sheehan (2-1) pitched the primary 5 innings for Los Angeles, surrendering two runs on three hits. The Dodgers’ bullpen offered 4 scoreless innings, together with a scoreless ninth from Ben Casparius for his first save.

Marlins 5, Brewers 1

Otto Lopez had three hits and two RBIs to assist visiting Miami defeat Milwaukee. Kyle Stowers homered and scored twice for the Marlins, who’ve received 5 of seven popping out of the All-Star break.

Marlins starter Cal Quantrill allowed one run and three hits in 5 innings. Josh Simpson (2-0) pitched a scoreless sixth.

Brewers starter Freddy Peralta allowed one run and 5 hits in five-plus innings. He struck out 9 and walked two. Reliever Aaron Ashby (1-1) allowed the primary of 4 Miami runs within the seventh. Jackson Chourio prolonged his hitting streak to 18 video games by homering for the Brewers, who had received 12 of 13.

Diamondbacks 1, Pirates 0 (11 innings)

Eugenio Suarez hit a sacrifice fly within the eleventh inning and three Arizona pitchers mixed on a one-hitter to guide the Diamondbacks previous host Pittsburgh.

Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson threw six innings, allowing simply Tommy Pham’s triple within the second inning. Anthony DeSclafani (1-1) adopted with 4 sharp innings, and Kevin Ginkel pitched an ideal backside of the eleventh for his third save.

Pittsburgh reliever Braxton Ashcraft (2-1) pitched a 1-2-3 tenth inning however bumped into hassle within the eleventh. With runners on first and third and one out, automated runner Corbin Carroll got here dwelling on Suarez’s sac fly to proper.

Rangers 8, Braves 3

Jonah Heim homered and Sam Haggerty had an RBI double and scored a run to again a stable begin by Nathan Eovaldi as Texas stayed sizzling with a win over sputtering Atlanta in Arlington, Texas.

The Rangers received their fourth straight sport and ninth of their previous 11 outings whereas the Braves dropped their third consecutive contest. Eovaldi (8-2), returning after lacking his final scheduled begin due to a stiff again, gave up three hits in 5 scoreless innings.

Atlanta’s Joey Wentz (2-2), making his second begin since 2023, allowed 4 runs (three earned) on 4 hits over 4 1/3 innings.

Cardinals 3, Padres 0

Miles Mikolas and 4 St. Louis relievers mixed to close out visiting San Diego, giving the Cardinals wins in every of the primary two video games of a four-game collection.

Mikolas (6-7) scattered seven hits over five-plus innings. Steven Matz, Phil Maton, JoJo Romero and Ryan Helsley adopted with one inning apiece. Helsley pitched round a single within the ninth to earn his twenty first save.

Padres starter Nick Pivetta (10-3) allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits in 6 1/3 innings as San Diego misplaced its fourth straight sport.

White Sox 12, Cubs 5

Chase Meidroth, Colson Montgomery, Austin Slater and Mike Tauchman homered and Adrian Houser pitched successfully into the seventh inning because the host White Sox routed the Cubs to open a three-game collection between the Chicago neighbors.

Winners of six of seven for the reason that All-Star break, the White Sox collected 18 hits, together with seven for additional bases. Each starter had at the least one hit whereas all however one had an RBI within the opener of a three-game collection.

Cubs starter Shota Imanaga (7-4) matched the shortest outing of his main league profession, surrendering seven runs and 12 hits in three-plus innings. Houser (6-2) allowed three runs on 5 hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Twins 1, Nationals 0

Zebby Matthews pitched six scoreless innings, Byron Buxton drove within the sport’s lone run, and Minnesota held on to edge Washington in Minneapolis.

Royce Lewis ripped a double for the one extra-base hit for the Twins, who received the collection opener regardless of tallying solely three hits. Buxton hit a fifth-inning sacrifice fly to supply the one run. Daylen Lile went 2-for-3 with a double and a stolen base to guide Washington.

Matthews (2-2) restricted the Nationals to 2 hits, walked none and struck out seven. Nationals left-hander MacKenzie Gore (4-10) gave up one run on one hit in 5 innings, however he struggled with command as he issued six walks and struck out 4.

Rockies 6, Orioles 5

Ezequiel Tovar hit a tiebreaking eighth-inning dwelling run as Colorado rallied from an early four-run deficit to defeat host Baltimore.

Mickey Moniak and Thairo Estrada additionally homered, whereas Hunter Goodman and Jordan Beck every had two hits for the Rockies, who’ve a uncommon three-game profitable streak.

Jordan Westburg, Tyler O’Neill, Coby Mayo and Alex Jackson all hit solo dwelling runs for the Orioles, who dropped to 2-6 for the reason that All-Star break. Baltimore reliever Andrew Kittredge (1-2) took the loss whereas Colorado’s Jake Bird (4-1) received the win after surrendering the tying run within the seventh.

Blue Jays 6, Tigers 2

Bo Bichette had a two-run double throughout a four-run fifth as Toronto downed slumping Detroit.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. provided two doubles, two runs and an RBI for the Blue Jays, who’ve received seven of eight video games for the reason that All-Star break. Blue Jays starter Jose Berrios (7-4) gave up two runs and 5 hits in six innings.

Spencer Torkelson homered for the second time in as many days for the Tigers, who’ve misplaced 5 straight and 11 of their final 12. Detroit starter Keider Montero (4-3) was charged with six runs (5 earned) and 9 hits in four-plus innings.

Mets 8, Giants 1

Brandon Nimmo and Juan Soto drove in two runs apiece, Francisco Lindor homered amongst three hits and scored 3 times, and New York opened a three-game collection at San Francisco with a win.

Clay Holmes (9-5) gave up one run on six hits in 5 innings because the Mets received their fifth sport in a row. Huascar Brazoban, Rico Garcia and Jose Castillo mixed for 4 scoreless innings of aid.

Heliot Ramos and Jung Hoo Lee had a pair of hits every for the Giants, who’ve misplaced seven of 9. Logan Webb (9-8) yielded six runs on eight hits in 4 innings.

Angels 3, Mariners 2 (10 innings)

Zach Neto singled to drive in LaMonte Wade Jr. from second base with two outs within the backside of the tenth inning, giving Los Angeles a walk-off victory over Seattle in Anaheim, Calif.

Neto produced the primary walk-off hit of his profession on his bobblehead giveaway night time. He bounced a grounder on 1-0 sweeper by Mariners reliever Casey Legumina (4-5) simply previous the outstretched glove of diving Seattle second baseman Cole Young into shallow proper area to drive within the game-winner.

Julio Rodriguez hit two dwelling runs for Seattle. He grew to become the third participant in Mariners’ historical past to have 5 or extra multi-homer video games earlier than turning 25, becoming a member of Ken Griffey Jr. (14) and Alex Rodriguez (14).

Reds 7, Rays 2

Tyler Stephenson went 2-for-5 with three RBIs and Cincinnati collected 14 hits en path to a win over visiting Tampa Bay.

Nick Martinez (9-9) permitted two runs on 4 over 5 innings for the Reds, who’ve received two in a row after a three-game shedding streak. Elly De La Cruz went 4-for-5, and Austin Hays completed 3-for-5.

Zack Littell (8-8) gave up 5 runs on 10 hits in six innings because the Rays misplaced for the fourth time in 5 video games.

–Field Level Media