The Yankees had the third-most wins in baseball. The A's had the most after the All-Star break. They're two incredibly different teams, one almost disappointed to be here after entering the year with hopes of a division title, the other shocking the baseball world by coming out of nowhere -- and overcoming a near-endless run of pitching injuries -- to make it back to the playoffs for the first time since 2014.
Tonight in the Bronx, the Yankees and A's will fight for the right to go to Boston to challenge a Red Sox team that just won the most games in franchise history, but they have to make it there first.