Nick Kurtz becomes 1st MLB rookie with 4-homer game
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The Rookie of the Year favorite tied multiple single-game, all-time records for home runs and total bases in a game.
Nick Kurtz of the Athletics became the first rookie in MLB history to hit four home runs in a game, doing so in a 15-3 victory over the Astros. He also had six hits and 19 total bases.
Nick Kurtz -- the Athletics rookie first baseman known as Big Amish -- has an absolutely monster game at the dish on Friday night against the Houston Astros.
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Already a triple shy of the cycle through four innings and the Athletics holding a six-run lead on Friday night at Daikin Park, Nick Kurtz knew he would get at least a couple more opportunities to com
Both slugging first basemen began their careers with the Athletics, and are off to eerily similar starts to their big-league careers. Who holds the edge?