It's been a long time since the A's won a World Series. It's been even longer since the franchise won a winner-take-all playoff game.
With their 7-2 loss to the Yankees in the AL Wild Card Game on Wednesday, the A's now have lost eight consecutive win-or-go-home games, the longest streak in MLB history.
1. Oct. 8, 2000 -- AL Division Series Game 5 -- Yankees 7, A's 5
2. Oct. 15, 2001 -- AL Division Series Game 5 -- Yankees 5, A's 3
3. Oct. 6, 2002 -- AL Division Series Game 5 -- Twins 5, A's 4
4. Oct. 6, 2003 -- AL Division Series Game 5 -- Red Sox 4, A's 3
5. Oct. 11, 2012 -- AL Division Series Game 5 -- Tigers 6, A's 0
6. Oct. 10, 2013 -- AL Division Series Game 5 -- Tigers 3, A's 0
7. Sept. 30, 2014 -- AL Wild Card -- Royals 9, A's 8 (12 innings)
8. Oct. 3, 2018 -- AL Wild Card -- Yankees 7, A's 2
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SIGN UP HERE The last time the A's won a winner-take-all game was Game 7 of the 1973 World Series against the Mets. And if you add potential clinch scenarios, the A's record is even worse.
Not ideal.