WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - For the second time in four nights, Nick Kurtz delivered a loud swing to send the Houston Astros to a walk-off defeat. Kurtz, the A's rookie first baseman, crushed a two-run home run off closer Josh Hader in the 10th inning Thursday night to hand the Astros a 6-4 loss.

Nick Kurtz hit a two-run homer off closer Josh Hader in the 10th inning to give the Athletics a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros.

Nick Kurtz is on an unbelievable late-inning hot streak, collecting yet another walk-off home run for the Athletics against the Houston Astros

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