A's Sweep Royals, Kurtz Ties Bond's Streak

0:00It's April 30th, welcome to MLB News Today, powered by AI, I'm Koi with the story. The Oakland Athletics took down the Kansas City Royals 5-2 in West Sacramento, snapping the Royals 4-game win streak. Lawrence Butler smashed a 3-run homer, and Luis Severino dominated with 8 strikeouts over 7 innings, allowing just one run. Meanwhile, Nick Kurtz kept his hot streak alive, ripping an RBI double and drawing a walk. His 18th straight game with a free pass. That ties Barry Barnes for the longest single-season streak in almost 80 years. Fans are buzzing about Kurtz's plate discipline, putting him in a league company with legends like Roy Cullenbine's 22-game record from 19, 47 in Ted Williams' 19-gamer in 1941. For the A's, it means momentum, while Royal stars like Bobby Webb Jr. extended his hit streak to 10 games with two hits and both run scored. Severino improved to 6-1 lifetime against Kansas City, and Mark later Jr. nailed the

1:01save. Royal starter Michael Watcha gave up 4 runs in 5 innings, hurting their rally chances. Butler's 4-4 foot blast in the 4th sealed the early lead, and with streaks like Carlos Cortez's 9-game hit-run at 400. Batting average, the A's are building something special, heading into the next series.