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AL wild card game: How the Athletics, Rays lineups stack up

The tarps are off at the Coliseum and playoff baseball is back in Oakland for the first time since 2013.

The A’s play host to the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday in the American League Wild Card Game. It’s a one-and-done affair, starting at 5 p.m. and broadcast on ESPN, with the winner going on to face the Houston Astros.

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Kiermaier makes a tumbling grab in center for the #3 Play of the Day

Oakland completed is second straight 97-win regular season to return to the Wild Card Game and is making its 10th playoff appearance since 2000.