Any hope the Oakland Athletics had of playing the Wild Card at the Coliseum quickly vanished last night as the New York Yankees made quick work of the A’s bullpen effort.
The loss left the A’s three and a half games behind the Astros for the American League West crown and four and a half games behind the New York Yankees for the top Wild Card position.
With twenty-two games left in the season, the A’s are simply running out of time.
Rotation injuries to Brett Anderson and Sean Manaea have proven to be far more critical than fans had expected as the A’s were forced to toss their second bullpen game in four days.