Nick Kurtz Slugs His First Walk-Off Home Run
When Nick Kurtz steps to the plate, his power can reshape any game in an instant. That was clear Monday night at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. The A’s top prospect turned on a hanging slider and crushed it 447 feet into the right field berm–a towering two-run walk-off blast to beat the Astros 3-1. The homer was his seventh of the season and second in as many games, following up a go-ahead ninth inning homer on Sunday against the Royals. Kurtz is clearly heating up, which is promising after his early-season stint on the injured list with a strained left hip flexor.
