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The are going back to the postseason. Thanks Brian Bosworth Jersey to Friday night's win over the ( ), as well as lo ses by the ( ) and ( ), Oakland has clinched a spot in the expanded postseason field and is a sured of being at least the No. 8 seed.Right-hander , who has been a rotation savior this season, was the star Friday night, holding San Francisco scorele s acro s 6 2/ Dakoda Shepley Jersey 3 innings. He has a 2.57 ERA in 10 starts this season. slugged a three-run home run to give Ba sitt all the support he needed.The A's are going to the postseason despite getting subpar seasons from several players, including and . , and have struggled at times in the rotation, . And yet, the A's are postseason bound.Of course, Oakland Poona Ford Jersey has much loftier goals than simply clinching a postseason spot. The A's have a seven-game lead over the second-place in the AL West with nine games to play, and are looking for their first division title since 2013. Their magic number is two, and they can clinch as soon as Saturday. This is the first time the Lofa Tatupu Jersey A's have qualified for the postseason in three consecutive seasons since 2012-14. They lost Ryan Neal Jersey the 2018 and 2019 AL wild card game, however, and have not won a postseason round since the 2003 ALDS.Remarkably, the low-payroll Athletics have now qualified for the postseason six times since 2012. Only the (eight times) have played October baseball more often. , joining the Dodgers, and .