Seeing the Oakland A’s win is awesome. Seeing them beat the Astros is more awesome. Seeing them take the four-game set — with still another game to play tomorrow — is downright super-mega-ultra-awesome.
Crunch Time is upon us, and the A’s are fighting tooth and nail to claw up to that tantalizing Wild Card pedestal, dancing just half a game from their fingertips. A win from the A’s today and a loss from Tampa Bay would mean a slot all to themselves. A win would mean defeating the Astros. Taking another full game on the division leader?