Adding a size to thumbnails breaks layout

<div class="su-posts su-posts-teaser-loop">
	<?php
		// Posts are found
		if ( $posts->have_posts() ) {
			while ( $posts->have_posts() ) :
				$posts->the_post();
				global $post;
				?>
				<div id="su-post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" class="su-post">
					<?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) : ?>
						<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="su-post-thumbnail" ><?php the_post_thumbnail('medium'); ?></a>
					<?php endif; ?>
					<h2 class="su-post-title"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
				</div>
				<?php
			endwhile;
		}
		// Posts not found
		else {
			echo '<h4>' . __( 'Posts not found', 'shortcodes-ultimate' ) . '</h4>';
		}
	?>
</div>

Adding Medium to the_post_thumbnail() breaks the layout.

My layout is like so:
TEXT INTRO PARAGRAPH
SHOW TWO POSTS via Ultimate Shortcode

When I add medium it becomes
POST ONE
TEXT INTRO PARAGRAPH
POST TWO

and most of the text is hyperlinked.

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