Athletics' Nick Kurtz leaves game vs. Red Sox with bruised left forearm after HBP
Athletics' Nick Kurtz, center, kneels on the ground while being looked at by the trainer after being hit by the pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. Credit: AP/Scott Marshall
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz left Wednesday night’s game against the Boston Red Sox with a bruised forearm after being hit by a pitch.
Kurtz was batting in the first inning with a 3-2 count when he was struck on the left forearm by a 95 mph sinker thrown by Red Sox starter Patrick Sandoval.
Kurtz had just come off the injured list on Saturday after being out with a right thumb sprain.
Kurtz is batting .260, leads the A’s with 21 home runs and is third in the majors with 77 walks.
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