{"id":709909,"date":"2026-05-27T06:54:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T06:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/709909\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T06:54:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T06:54:29","slug":"athletics-nick-kurtz-goes-0-for-4-as-48-game-on-base-streak-ends-ties-mark-mcgwire-for-team-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/709909\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics&#8217; Nick Kurtz goes 0 for 4 as 48-game on-base streak ends, ties Mark McGwire for team mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/oakland-athletics-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Athletics<\/a> first baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/nick-kurtz-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Kurtz<\/a> had his 48-game on-base streak stopped when he went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts in a 4-1 loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/seattle-mariners-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seattle Mariners<\/a> on Tuesday night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">Kurtz, the AL Rookie of the Year last season, tied Mark McGwire for the longest such streak in team history. McGwire reached in 48 straight games in 1996.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">Kurtz&#8217;s 48-game run was the longest in the majors since Texas\u2019 Shin-Soo Choo got on base in 52 consecutive games in 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">Kurtz had a final chance to extend the streak when he came up in the eighth inning, but the slugger struck out against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/gabe-speier-2-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gabe Speier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">The 23-year-old first baseman still leads the majors with a .437 on-base percentage and 52 walks. Kurtz also has eight home runs and 37 RBIs and is batting .270. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">The big league record for the most consecutive games reaching base safely is 84 games, set by Hall of Famer Ted Williams with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Red Sox<\/a> in 1949.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">\u2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">AP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB<\/a>: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/MLB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. 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