Butler homers, Kurtz extends walk streak to 18 games; Athletics beat Royals 5-2‎

Lawrence Butler hit a three-run home run, Luis Severino gave up one run and struck out eight in seven innings, and the Athletics beat Kansas City 5-2 on Wednesday night to snap the Royals' four-game win streak. Nick Kurtz hit an RBI double and walked, his 18th consecutive game with a walk, tying him with Barry Bonds for the longest such streak in nearly 80 years. Detroit’s Roy Cullenbine set the record when he drew a base on balls in 22 straight games in 1947 — the last of his 10 MLB seasons.