Oakland Athletics VP of baseball operations Billy Beane talks about the season during a press conference at the Oakland Coliseum on Mon. Oct. 2, 2017, in Oakland, Ca.
Oakland Athletics VP of baseball operations Billy Beane talks about the season during a press conference at the Oakland Coliseum on Mon. Oct. 2, 2017, in Oakland, Ca.
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NEW YORK - Oakland’s one previous wild-card game experience was a back-and-forth classic in 2014 that the A’s appeared to have nailed down numerous times and they were two outs from going to the division series before the Royals staged their winning rally in the 12th inning.