The A’s nearly pulled off one of their gutsiest wins of the year in Tampa, turning a 6-2 deficit into a full-blown ninth-inning rollercoaster. Max Muncy lit the fuse with a leadoff home run, Austin Wynns kept it burning with a double, and a flurry of clutch at-bats from Gio Urshela, Lawrence Butler, and Tyler Soderstrom brought the A’s within one, with the bases loaded and one out. All the momentum was green and gold. Then Brent Rooker struck out. Nick Kurtz chased ball four. And just like that—dream turned nightmare.

We break down the highs and lows from a game that had everything—Denzel Clarke’s wall-crashing grab, a Josh Lowe bomb, a double play that briefly calmed the storm, and the emotional swing of a ninth inning that brought fans to the edge of their seats and then ripped their hearts out. This episode dives into what this team showed us, what went wrong, and how close the A’s were to a statement win on the road. If you believe in growth through pain, this one had it in bulk.

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