The Oakland A’s are teetering on the edge of the 2021 postseason race, but they aren’t quite out of it yet. With 13 games to go, they’re only two behind the Toronto Blue Jays for the Second Wild Card, and only two in the loss column behind the Boston Red Sox for the First Wild Card.
However, those final 13 games all come against a pair of opponents who have given the A’s tons of trouble all summer. Seven of them are with the Seattle Mariners, who are 8-4 against Oakland, and six are with the Houston Astros, who are 9-4.