Every contending baseball season brings with it some iconic moments, and the 2018 Oakland A’s got one of theirs on Saturday. Trailing in the 7th inning, Mark Canha entered as a pinch-hitter and launched a two-run homer, taking the lead and serving as the eventual game-winner. He was pumped.
Last week, the upstart A’s announced to the world that they are for real. They went on the road and beat some other AL heavyweights, and along the way they put themselves in genuine contention for a postseason berth. The only task remaining before the All-Star break was to face their local rivals, the Giants, a winning team in their own right.