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The Oakland Athletics are better equipped to make a deep playoff run

On June 19, 2018, the Oakland Athletics were 36-36, on their way to another lackluster season and down to their final strike in San Diego when Stephen Piscotty tied the game with a two-run homer off Brad Hand. Jed Lowrie would win the game with another home run in the 10th, the A’s went on to win the game 4-2, and the comeback win sparked a 61-29 run to close the 2018 season.

Almost exactly one year later on June 20, 2019, the A’s, at 39-36 and struggling to stay in the playoff race, see Matt Chapman hit a walk-off, three-run shot with two outs in the ninth to give them a miraculous win, and use it to spark a 10-5 run to put themselves right in the thick of the AL Wild Card race heading into the All-Star break.