Overview

• Oakland beat Cincinnati 11-5 at Sutter Health Park, completing a two-game weekend sweep.
• Kurtz’s eighth-inning shot came off Scott Barlow’s 91.9 mph fastball and pushed the lead to 11-5.
• The blast is the longest by an A’s hitter in the Statcast era and the longest grand slam tracked since 2015.
• The rookie now has 31 home runs this season, adding to a recent surge after a July four-homer game.
• The Reds fell to 74-74 and remain 1.5 games behind the Mets for the final NL wild-card spot, with the Giants a half-game further back.