Oakland Athletics Tied for First in American League West Division

The A's won again last night, and the Mariners beat the Astros for the fifth time in a row, pushing the Athletics back up to a first place tie with Houston in the American League West.

It's great!

I mean, I'm an Angels fan first and foremost, of course. But I love the Athletics and they're making a serious run for the post-season. Really serious! They were something like twelve games out of first place a while back, but they started racking up the best record in baseball for the last month or so. And here they are, tied for first.

The season's been magical up there in the East Bay too. When they opened up the top level seats --- Mount Davis, the sky-high section that was built to lure the Raiders back to Oakland back in the day --- it was the first time in 13 years, and was one hella phenomenon. You can see across the bay on a clear day. Just spectacular.

In any case, let's hope the Athletics continue to have a hot streak here, that they take the first place spot in the standing outright over the next few days. I just wish I could watch them on TV. The Angels are fading and this is the time I wind down my game viewing until the playoffs.

On Twitter:

Ramon Laureano smacks 2 homers and Khris Davis hits one with young cancer patient's signature on his jersey. Updated story on #Athletics powering their way back into first-place tie in AL West: https://t.co/kCK2Hi0kof

— Ron Kroichick (@ronkroichick) August 21, 2018

41-14 since June 16!

(Best in @MLB in that span 👀)#RootedInOakland pic.twitter.com/FFApT2VYhk

— Oakland Athletics 🌳🐘⚾️ (@Athletics) August 21, 2018

Join us to #PackTheTown.
For the first time in 13 years, we are opening up Mount Davis! Help us break the all-time Coliseum attendance record of 55,989 set in 2004 with $10 Mount Davis tickets for Saturday, July 21. https://t.co/F9skzqsr4r pic.twitter.com/LiPuKbYcuY

— Oakland Athletics 🌳🐘⚾️ (@Athletics) July 16, 2018

Who is going to help us #PackTheTown tomorrow?
$10 Mount Davis seats + $2 hot dogs, nachos, soda, water, and peanuts at the Mount Davis concession stands. 😋 (cash only)
🎟️: https://t.co/F9skzqsr4r pic.twitter.com/Wu2CwwbRLB

— Oakland Athletics 🌳🐘⚾️ (@Athletics) July 20, 2018

This story is especially good:

We famous! 😎📸
A’s, Giants fans go on expedition to dusty Mount Davis https://t.co/0S4RuIdPPP

— Maria Contreras (@Maria_Maria727) July 22, 2018