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 sixth home run.

The A's took the series finale in Kansas City by a score of 3-2, which gave the team the series sweep. Jeffrey Springs took the mound for the Green and Gold, as he was able to give the A's six innings and allowed just a pair of runs on seven hits.

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Kansas City lost its fourth straight game — all at home — this time a 6-4 loss to the Athletics. The Royals, trailing by five runs (6-1) in the ninth, showed signs of life. Nick Loftin brought in two runs with a triple off pitcher Mason Miller. John Rave hit a sacrifice fly that cut the lead to just two.