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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.

DP_ 1, Kansas City 1. LOB_ 7, Kansas City 6. 2B_Rooker (16), Butler (23), D.Clarke (2), Isbel (5), Witt (23). HR_Wynns (2), Kurtz (6). SB_Tolbert (7). S_Garcia (2).

Runners left in scoring position_Athletics 3 (D.Clarke, Wynns, Wilson); Kansas City 2 (Loftin, Garcia). RISP_ 0 for 4; Kansas City 2 for 5. LIDP_Isbel. GIDP_Wynns.

LOB_ 7, Kansas City 6. 2B_Rooker (16), Butler (23), D.Clarke (2), Isbel (5), Witt (23). HR_Wynns (2), off Schreiber; Kurtz (6), off Estévez. RBIs_Wynns 2 (3), Kurtz ...

LOB_ 7, Kansas City 6. 2B_Rooker (16), Butler (23), D.Clarke (2), Isbel (5), Witt (23). HR_Wynns (2), off Schreiber; Kurtz (6), off Estévez. RBIs_Wynns 2 (3), Kurtz ...

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LOB_ 7, Kansas City 6. 2B_Rooker (16), Butler (23), D.Clarke (2), Isbel (5), Witt (23). HR_Wynns (2), off Schreiber; Kurtz (6), off Estévez. RBIs_Wynns 2 (3), Kurtz ...

DP_ 1, Kansas City 1. LOB_ 7, Kansas City 6. 2B_Rooker (16), Butler (23), D.Clarke (2), Isbel (5), Witt (23). HR_Wynns (2), Kurtz (6). SB_Tolbert (7). S_Garcia (2).

Athletics ninth. Nick Kurtz homers to center field. Tyler Soderstrom pinch-hitting for Luis Urias. Tyler Soderstrom walks. JJ Bleday pops out to shallow infield to Maikel Garcia. Denzel Clarke ...