The A’s are riding high right now, having won the first 3 in Toronto and doing so today in dramatic fashion, SWIPE RIGHT style. Now a season-high tying 2 games over .500 with a 3-game winning streak and an unlikely 6-3 road trip in progress, you can’t blame A’s fans who are thinking that a wild card berth isn’t so far fetched. Heck, the A’s are just 4.5 out of first place right now with 116 to play...
On the flip side, in this series alone Oakland has lost 2 starting pitchers from an already depleted crew, with their Opening Day starter sporting a 5.