SEATTLE — It wasn’t the most graceful way to enter into the postseason.
J.P. Crawford’s walk-off double to secure the Mariners’ 4-3 comeback win in the ninth inning and the A’s 30th blown save served as the gateway to the A’s second straight wild card celebration.
Really, the A’s had a postseason spot locked in a few minutes before first pitch; the Cleveland Indians’ loss to the Washington Nationals locked in a Tampa Bay versus Oakland wild card come October 2.