Nick Kurtz hit a solo ninth-inning homer to rally the Athletics to a 3-2 win and three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals.

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Major League Baseball draft, Alex Gordon is the 20th player in Kansas City franchise history to be inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame. Gordon was inducted Friday at Kauffman Stadium, just ahead of the game between the Royals and Athletics.

Luis Severino continued his dominance on the road by allowing just one run in 7 2/3 innings as the Athletics snapped their 14-game road losing streak with a 6-4 win over the scuffling Kansas City Royals on Friday.

The Royals (34-38) fell victim to their second straight sweep, falling 3-2 to the Athletics (29-44) at Kauffman Stadium.

Loftin set the tone for the inning. The Royals followed suit with four consecutive singles as Bobby Witt Jr. added to his RBI total. Witt, who homered in the second inning, added his third and fourth RBIs of the game.

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The Royals most anticipated call-up since Bobby Witt Jr is officially here as they promoted top prospect Jac Caglianone to make his MLB Debut.

Jac Caglianone hit into some tough luck all night but that hardly dampened his spirits: "I was just soaking in the sights."

Jac Caglianone is set to make his MLB debut at DH as the Kansas City Royals add elite top prospect power to boost lineup and playoff hopes.