The American League Wild Card Game between the Oakland Athletics(97-65) and theTampa Bay Rays(96-66) at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland is underway (TB-OAK GameTracker). This, of course, is a winner-take-all affair, and said winner will advance to the ALDS to take on the Astros beginning on Friday.
Rays first basemanYandy Diazwas only just activated from the injured-list on Sunday, but he’s still managing to have a big night for Tampa. He crushed a lead-off home run to start the game and added another solo shot in the third inning to make it 4-0 and knock out Athletics starterSean Manaea. Avisail Garcia also smoked a two-run 437-foot homer to dead center in the second inning.
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Wednesday’s game is the first postseason meeting between the two franchises. The Rays are making their first postseason appearance since 2013 while the Athletics are making their fifth postseason appearance since 2012. In 2013, the Rays won the AL wild card game over the Indians, but later lost to the eventual World Series champion Red Sox in four games in the ALDS. Oakland lost to the Yankees in the 2018 AL wild card game, and haven’t advanced past the ALDS since 2006.
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