Nick Kurtz becomes 1st MLB rookie with 4-homer game
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Smith has just eight hits in his past 57 at-bats, raising a question of whether his workload has caught up with him.
Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz made history on Friday evening by becoming the first rookie in MLB history to hit four home runs in a single game, doing so en route to a 15-3 road win over the Houston Astros.
In a game that featured a bit of everything, rookie Cole Young delivered a walk-off single in the 11th inning to give the Mariners a 7-6 win over the rival Astros.
On Feb. 22, shortly after the start of spring training in West Palm Beach, Fla., Astros manager Joe Espada asked Cam Smith to address his new teammates. Astros bench coach Omar López recalls the ...
One night after becoming the first rookie to produce a four-homer game as part of a historic 6-for-6 performance, Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz finished 2-for-4 with a walk in a 5-1 win Saturday over the host Houston Astros.