OAKLAND — Khris Davis tossed his helmet into the pile of A’s awaiting him at the plate as if he was Stephen Curry shooting a jump shot. He was drenched with Gatorade and sunflower seeds as he arrived to home plate, but the next celebration might be champagne and beer in just a couple of days.
Davis walked off against the Twins in the tenth inning of Friday’s 7-6 victory, shrinking the A’s magic number to clinch a playoff berth to three games.
It was Davis’ second homer of the night, also providing the A’s an early lead by blasting a two-run homer off José Berrios in the first, as he joined impressive company by surpassing Jose Canseco with his 45th home run of the season, both a career-high and the third-most home runs over a season in Oakland history.