That’s the Oakland A’s team we’d been hoping to see all summer.
The A’s outdueled the Houston Astros in a close game Saturday afternoon, winning 2-1 on a walk-off double in the 9th inning.
After a disappointing season, Oakland is trying to stave off postseason elimination as long as possible, and this was their second straight victory over division-leading Houston. Yesterday they did it in grand style with a 14-run blowout, and today they switched to a playoff-style thriller full of great pitching that went down to the final at-bat.
On the mound, Sean Manaea breezed through seven innings, with only one mistake leading to a solo homer.