Nick Kurtz became the first major league rookie to hit four homers in a game, leading the Athletics to a 15-3 victory over the Houston Astros.

The sequence distilled a 7-1 loss for the Astros and a four-game sweep at the hands of the A’s, the last-place team in the AL West. Houston mustered seven runs over four games against the A’s at Daikin Park, shrinking its division lead and highlighting the short-handed state of its lineup.

The Athletics on Sunday completed a historic sweep. They would take down the Houston Astros 7-1 and complete a 4-game The post Athletics Sweeping Astros in 4-Game Series Ignites WILD Reactions from Fans on Social Media appeared first on FirstSportz.

Athletics rookie Nick Kurtz pulled off one of the rarest feats in baseball Friday night in Houston when he hit four home runs in a single game, becoming just the 20th player in MLB history to do so. He is the second player this season to accomplish such a feat,

Nick Kurtz of the Athletics has become the first rookie in Major League Baseball history to hit four home runs in a game.

Athletics DH Nick Kurtz made MLB history Friday night, becoming the first rookie to hit four home runs in a single game.

Friday night was a rough one for the Astros. Not only did they fall to the Athletics, 15-3. They also had Major League history made against them.

The Houston Astros have suffered from health woes all year, and the problem only continued with an announcement made on Friday.

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.