Good morning, Athletics Nation!
The 2020 MLB postseason has reached its second round, the League Division Series. The Oakland A’s advanced out of the first round by beating the Chicago White Sox in the new Wild Card Series, which is a big deal for the green and gold. The A’s broke a streak of six straight series/round losses in the postseason, and nine straight losses in winner-take-all elimination games — that second streak is an all-time MLB record.
No matter what happens from here on out, Oakland has busted its long curse. It would be disappointing to not move on further in the bracket, and especially against the national villain and division rival Houston Astros, but at least we’ve seen them win something in October for the first time in over a decade.