Kurtz, Butler power A's past Red Sox 5-4, end Chapman's hitless streak of 50 batters, 17 appearances

  • Posted on September 10, 2025
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Kurtz, Butler power A's past Red Sox 5-4, end Chapman's hitless streak of 50 batters, 17 appearances

Nick Kurtz joined Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire as the only Athletics rookies to hit 30 home runs and Lawrence Butler hit a ninth-inning walk-off single in a 5-4 win Wednesday over the Boston Red Sox and Aroldis Chapman, whose seven-week hitless streak ended. Kurtz led off the second inning with a 357-foot shot to left field off Payton Tolle to give the A's a 2-1 lead. Canseco hit 33 in 1986 and McGwire hit 49 the following season.
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