A's Edge Rangers in Thriller, Kurtz Sets Record

0:00On April 27, the Oakland Athletics snagged a tight two-to-one win over the Texas Rangers in the rubber match of their series on Sunday. Carlos Cortez crushed a two-run triple in the first inning, blasting a 106.3 mile per hour liner that scored Tyler Sotestrom. And Brett Rooker after back-to-back walks. Starter JT Gin had to leave early in the fourth with right arm soreness while holding a two-nothing lead. Rooker, the two-time All-Star, returned to the clean-up spot as DH after missing 14 gains with an oblique strain, but he went zero for 4-ed. The plate. Both squads stranded 11 runners each and combined for just two hits out of 22, with men in scoring position. Texas clawed back one run in the sixth on a double and a wild throw, then loaded the bases with no outs, putting the pressure on. Relieber Justin Sterner stepped up big, striking out two, and getting a fly out to escape the jam without giving up a run. Jack Perkins closed it out with a perfect ninth, fanning one for his second save.

1:03Nick Kurtz grabbed an athletics record with a walk in his 16th straight game, the longest streak in the majors since Barry Barnes back in two. 2007, looking ahead, the A's host, Kansas City Tuesday, while Texas welcomes the Yankees starting Monday. That's your MLB news today update, AI powered and always on.