The Oakland A’s needed to beat up on the Seattle Mariners in their most recent series. Not only are the Mariners one of the A’s rivals when it comes to earning a Wild Card berth, but with the teams ahead of them scuffling, this was a perfect opportunity. Chris Bassitt was even coming back to potentially provide that spark that the team needed for the home stretch.
Instead, the A’s completely fell apart. They were swept by the Mariners and have now lost four consecutive games, falling four games out of the second Wild Card spot.