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For the second straight year, the A's will play in the AL Wild Card Game. But this time, they will be the hosts. A year after losing to the Yankees in the one-game playoff, the A's will face another AL East team in the Tampa Bay Rays. Continue to Article

September 29, 2019 3:04:am EST

Oakland pitcher Brett Anderson understands the importance of the Athletics hosting the American League wild-card game. "It's like a Raiders game," Anderson said Saturday night. Anderson struck out three in five strong innings, Ramon Laureano hit a solo home run in the third inning and the A's beat the Seattle Mariners 1-0, clinching the right to host the Tampa Bay Rays in a wild-card matchup on Wednesday night. Continue to Article

September 29, 2019 1:00:am EST

Brett Anderson pitched five scoreless innings and the bullpen did the rest as the Oakland Athletics defeated the host Seattle Mariners 1-0 Saturday night to clinch home-field advantage for the American League's wild-card playoff game. The A's (97-64) moved a game ahead of Tampa Bay in the wild-card race as the Rays lost 4-1 in Toronto. Oakland won the season series with Tampa Bay 4-3 to earn the tiebreaker. Continue to Article

September 29, 2019 12:06:am EST

If you thought a 4-3 loss to Seattle would stop the A's from enjoying their second straight playoff berth, think again. Oakland put Friday night's disappointment behind them in a hurry and celebrated another terrific season that will again carry into October. "We would like to have done it on the winning end of that thing," A's manager Bob Melvin told NBC Sports California. Continue to Article

September 28, 2019 4:45:am EST

Even in the aftermath of a loss that could end up costing them in the race to host the AL wild-card game, the party raged on in the Oakland Athletics clubhouse. Oakland wrapped up a playoff spot before first pitch, but missed a chance to move closer to hosting next week's wild-card game when closer Liam Hendriks gave up two runs in the ninth inning of a 4-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. Oakland is tied with Tampa Bay for the two wild-card spots at 96-64. Continue to Article

September 28, 2019 2:47:am EST