Nick Kurtz hits a solo homer to rally the Sports

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Nick Kurtz hit a solo ninth-inning homer to rally the Athletics to a 3-2 win and three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.Kurtz hit Carlos Estévez’s (2-2 )fastball 411 feet to right-center for his 6th home run. It provided the Athletics their very first sweep at Kauffman Arena considering that September 2016. Advertisement T.J. Ferguson (2-2)retired all

4 batters he

dealt with, striking out 2 to make the win and Mason Miller struck out two for his 14th save.The Royals matched their longest losing streak of the season while dropping all six games of their homestand. Kansas City has actually lost six straight home series.Austin Wynns hit a two-run homer to left-center off reducer John Schreiber, tying the game 2-2 in the 6th.

It was Wynns ‘5th crowning achievement and second in 5 games since his acquisition from the Cincinnati Reds.Royals starter Noah Cameron struck out 7 in 5 scoreless innings.After Kyle Isbel doubled off very first baseman Kurtz’s glove to open the third, Bobby Witt Jr. snapped an 0-for-16 downturn with an RBI double and relocated to 3rd on Jeffrey Springs’

balk before scoring on Vinnie Pasquantino’s single for a 2-0 lead.Advertisement Secret minute With the Athletics trailing 2-0 in the fifth, Lawrence Butler hit a two-out double, and after that was caught taking third to end the inning. Butler was initially ruled safe by 3rd base umpire Adrian Johnson, who quickly changed his call,

triggering an unsuccessful argument from A’s supervisor Mark Kotsay.Key stat The Royals have been outscored 44-15 in the 6th inning.Up next The Athletics host the Houston Astros on Monday to open a four-game series.RHP Seth Lugo (3-5, 3.18)opens the Royals roadway series in Texas on Tuesday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb