A’s need offense to rev it up to secure Wild Card spot

It was quiet enough in the Athletics’ clubhouse Wednesday afternoon to hear a Wild Card drop. The challenge now for the green and gold troupe is to pick it up and play it as deep as possible into October. The A’s showed some late life, calling to mind much better days, but the final home game of the regular season ended as so many others have during this 14-28 skid that began on Aug. 10.