11½ games back two months ago, Oakland ties Houston atop the division

The Oakland A’s have been charging hard for two months, and their story has morphed from “Here’s who the Yankees will play in the American League Wild Card Game” to “Holy cow they could actually win their division.”

The A’s beat the Houston Astros on Saturday, 7-1, the second straight victory over their division rivals to start this weekend series in Oakland, to pull into a tie for first place in the...

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