Well, fancy that. The Oakland Athletics, if they win the series against the Rangers tonight, they could take the AL West. If they don't? They'll claim the second wild-card spot at least. But above all else, the A's are heading to the postseason! "We’ve silenced a lot of critics to come this far," A's right fielder Josh Reddick said, according to the Chronicle. "It's a great feeling … We're ready to celebrate two days from now, too."

This means the A's are back in the playoffs, the first time in six long years. "We want to come out here and compete way above our means," Coco Crisp, who helped put the team into first, said of the low-budget franchise. "We're going to enjoy it right now."

Oakland goes against Texas one more time (the latter trying to claim their third straight division title) tonight at the Coliseum at 7:05 p.m.