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Seeking relief, A's to start Liam Hendriks in wild-card game

Fittingly, Liam Hendriks wore his cap backward. A reliever is going to start a team’s postseason opener.

A pitcher with no wins in the regular season.

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A pitcher cut from the 40-man roster in June who spent two months toiling in the minor leagues.

“Instead of the starter going six and handing it over to the bullpen or going five and handing it over to the bullpen, now we’re just reversing it,” the Australian right-hander said Tuesday, a day ahead of the Athletics’ AL wild-card game against the Yankees.