The A’s just played their most complete game of the season, smacking Houston around 5–1 in Sacramento and sending a clear message: if we’re not going to October, you sure as hell aren’t either. The green and gold played clean, pitched brilliantly, and came up with clutch knocks while the Astros stumbled all over themselves. Jeffrey Springs set the tone with five steady innings, the bullpen locked it down, and the bats delivered big with Tyler Soderstrom and Jacob Wilson leading the charge. 

This is what Dreamcrusher baseball looks like. The A’s didn’t just beat Houston—they embarrassed them in a must-win spot. With the Astros gasping for the last Wild Card, Sacramento was rocking as the A’s kept them in check. From Rooker’s heads-up hustle play in the first, to Soderstrom’s two-out RBI double, to Wilson’s insurance knock, everything clicked. If this is the standard, the rest of September is going to be a nightmare for every contender on the schedule. 

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