OAKLAND , Calif. — Man, this American League playoff field is starting to look more treacherous than landing the 2020 Democratic nomination for president.
Meet the 2019 A’s. Same (sort of) as the 2018 A’s.
The Yankees’ season introduction to the perennial young upstarts from Northern California did not go smoothly Tuesday night at Oakland Coliseum, as Domingo German got knocked around and Homer Bailey, of all people, quieted the visitors to the tune of a 6-2 Yankees loss, the second straight for Aaron Boone’s crew.
“First time you play them, you can’t help but think back to the last time you played them,” said A’s manager Bob Melvin, referring to last year’s AL wild-card game won by the Yankees in The Bronx.