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Athletics' AL Wild-Card Collapse Gives Appropriate Ending to 2014
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Mariners blank A's 5-0 to move closer in AL West and tie for final
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Who's who in the American League wild card race
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Nightengale: Royals can't believe what they just saw
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MLB Postseason Picture: Athletics, Rays move closer to clinching
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Royals Emerge Victorious and A's Leave With Another Postseason
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Sears gets first win since July as A's top Blue Jays - The Sumter Item
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Hyun Jin Ryu allows two-run homer in loss to A's
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Rivals gain ground on A's in wild-card race
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