The Athletics routed the Cincinnati Reds 11-5 on Saturday night at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, heralded by Nick Kurtz’s 493-foot grand slam in the eighth inning , the longest home run in MLB this season. Expand Tweet

The game was the second of a weekend series between the teams, with the Athletics taking both contests. Luis Severino (6-11) started for the Athletics, facing Hunter Greene (6-4) for Cincinnati. The Reds struck first in the top of the second inning when Tyler Stephenson singled with two outs and Will Benson crushed a 423-foot solo homer to centerfield, giving Cincinnati a 2-0 lead. Brent Rooker responded immediately for the Athletics with his 28th homer of the year, followed by a two-run hit from rookie Carlos Cortes, his third home run in two games, putti

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