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After his monster four home run game, Athletics star Nick Kurtz speaks about the AL ROY competition with his teammate.
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.
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The Athletics jumped out to an early lead against the Houston Astros thanks to a big swing from Nick Kurtz that notched 20 career homers.
Among first basemen, Kurtz is tied for fourth in home runs, funnily enough with Matt Olson and Tyler Soderstrom with 18 on the year. Topping the leaderboard is Pete Alonso of the Mets with 21, while Detroit's Spencer Torkelson is right there with him. One back of that duo is Michael Busch of the Chicago Cubs.
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