Oakland’s recent surge is keeping their thin postseason odds afloat. 500 and the last-place Rangers are holding their own in September, as the A’s already saw for themselves.
The Red Sox and Yankees play weaker teams, but the Mets are only a few games under. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays have a daunting task playing their own division leader in Tampa Bay, with the Rays looking to maintain the best record in the AL. On the other hand, it’s a chance to effectively knock out one of the other contenders and turn this into a four-team race. On one hand it’s a tough matchup against a fellow Wild Card candidate, especially since the Mariners have won 8-of-12 meetings so far this year. Next up for the A’s is an AL West showdown, as they host Seattle for four games at the Coliseum. The Mariners only lost once but didn’t gain any ground. The Yankees had a rough weekend, losing two blowouts to Cleveland, and they’ve fallen into a tie with Oakland in the loss column. The Red Sox are also on a five-game winning streak, and they’ve taken sole possession of the top spot ahead of the Blue Jays, who only won two-of-three in their latest series. The A’s gained a game! They’re now only two games out of the Second Wild Card, with 13 to go on their schedule.
