The yin and yang of baseball: Game 140 means that sad reality that the season is winding down, yet the A’s in a playoff race is pure adrenaline and joy! Last night was a spectacular night for the Athletics, and I urge you to read the article and view the video highlights from AN’s Matt Doan here: https://www.athleticsnation.com/2019/9/4/20850575/game-139-as-fly-past-angels. There is nothing quite like Mike Trout gazing up and a ball sailing way out of his reach...multiple times!
If you want to start some playoff-race math problems while the pre-game is on, here are the standings as of today.