The Oakland Athletics will face off against the Angels beginning on Monday night in Anaheim. The Angels are currently 1.5 games behind the Twins for the AL’s second wild card spot. The A’s, meanwhile, will have to settle for playing the role of spoiler for yet another year.
September will offer plenty of opportunities for the A’s to throw a wrench in not only the Angels’ plans for October, but for Seattle and Texas as well. The A’s first challenge will be stopping the Angels.
Oakland will roll out with Daniel Gossett (3-6, 5.