The Oakland Athletics have 80 wins in August! Or maybe the surprise is that the A’s have 80 wins period? Either one of those statements could have been heavily debated back in spring training… yet here we are.
The improbable march to the playoffs continued at Minute Maid Park as the A’s bounced back from a crushing defeat the night before. A win today would sew up a series win and leave the A’s only a half game back of the division lead.
After learning Sean Manaea may be out for the season, and that Brett Anderson was also headed to the disabled list, no one would have been surprised had the A’s came out flat yesterday.