Source: FanGraphs
A nightmarish end to bad series in Oakland. The Athletics pushed the Yankees around all night — they did everything better, especially pitch and defend — and sent New York to an 8-2 loss Wednesday. The Yankees are 3.5 games up for the top wildcard spot and, now that the two teams split the season series, it’s worth nothing the Yankees currently hold the homefield advantage tiebreaker for the Wild Card Game, which is intradivision record (34-26 vs. 30-34). West Coast night games get bullet point recaps — this game doesn’t deserve more than that anyway — so let’s get to it.