Hoskins and DeLauter power the Guardians past the Athletics 8-5

by | May 2, 2026 | Sports

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Rhys Hoskins homered and drove in three runs, Chase DeLauter went 4 for 4 with two RBIs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 8-5 on Friday night.The Athletics’ Nick Kurtz was walked by Hunter Gaddis in the seventh inning, his 20th straight game with at least one to tie San Francisco’s Barry Bonds (2002-03) for the second-longest streak in major league history. Detroit’s Roy Culllenbine has the record with 22 consecutive games with a walk, set in 1947. Kurtz also extended his on-base streak to 26, but the reigning AL Rookie of the Year struck out against Cade Smith while representing the tying run in the eighth and finished 0 for 4 with the walk. Hoskins had a two-run double against J.T. Ginn (0-1) to tie it at 4 in the fifth and hit a solo homer — his second of the season — to put Cleveland up 6-4 in the seventh following a go-ahead sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Angel Martínez. DeLauter hit a two-run double that tied it at 2 with two outs in the second.Cleveland led 8-4 when Kurtz walked to load the bases with no outs. Brent Rooker, who hit a two-run homer to snap an 0-for-20 slump and give the Athletics a 2-0 lead in the first, had an RBI single to chase Gaddis. Erik Sabrowski (1-1) came in and struck out Darell Hernaiz and Tyler Soderstrom before four- …

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