Athletics take control late to defeat Reds

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Jacob Wilson broke a seventh-inning tie with a double, Carlos Cortes hit his third home run in two days and the Athletics dealt the Cincinnati Reds' postseason hopes another blow with an 11-5 triumph Saturday night in West Sacramento, Calif.

Nick Kurtz chipped in with a late grand slam and Brent Rooker also homered for the A's (69-80), who got four innings of shutout