Soderstrom, Kurtz and Wynns homer as the A’s beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3
WEST SACRAMENTO Calif AP Tyler Soderstrom Nick Kurtz and Austin Wynns each hit a two-run homer helping the Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays - on Sunday Jeffrey Springs - pitched innings of three-run ball in the win He struck out five and walked none The A s won for the third time in four games They are - at the All-Star break in their first year in Sacramento Davis Schneider and Addison Barger homered for AL East-leading Toronto who finished with four hits and three errors The Blue Jays - dropped to - in their last games The A s jumped in front in the second With Gio Urshela aboard after a leadoff single Wynns hit a one-out drive to left off Jos Berr os for his sixth homer Kurtz hit a leadoff double in the third and scored on Soderstrom s th homer a -foot drive to center on a - sinker Soderstrom hit a total of homers in his first two years in the majors The Blue Jays got one back when Schneider hit a solo shot in the fifth But Kurtz went deep in the bottom half after All-Star Jacob Wilson reached on a throwing error on reliever Tommy Nance Wilson and Kurtz are two of the leading contenders for AL Rookie of the Year at the break Wilson is hitting with nine homers and RBIs and Kurtz is batting with homers and RBIs Berr os - permitted four runs and five hits in three innings He went - with a ERA in his previous four starts Source