A's head to AL wild-card game off 5-4 loss to Angels
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics are headed to the AL wild-card game off a late-inning loss that did nothing to shake their confidence.
Taylor Ward hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the ninth to help the Angels rally past the A's 5-4 on Sunday in Mike Scioscia's finale after 19 seasons as Los Angeles manager.
The A's (97-65) will face the Yankees in New York in the AL wild-card game on Wednesday.
"The best part of this year is that we have been competitive and we're going to the playoffs," Khris Davis said. "Teams fear us and that's a great feeling."
Oakland finished its winningest season since getting 96 victories in 2013. The 22-game improvement from last season was the third-best in franchise history.