OAKLAND, Calif. — The Yankees are faltering at the worst possible time: In front of their terrifying Ghost of Postseason Future.
How does a one-and-done, loser-goes-home, American League wild-card game here at the Oakland Coliseum sound to Yankees Universe right about now?
That future took one step closer to reality Monday afternoon as the upstart A’s knocked around CC Sabathia and the Yankees 6-3 in front of an announced crowd of 40,546 to draw within 3 ½ games of the Yankees for home-field advantage in that Oct. 3 wild-card game.
“It’s nice to see the Coliseum banging like it was today,” catcher Jonathan Lucroy said.