text: Possible playoff preview A #39;s take a hit in Toronto but come home &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; If the playoffs opened right now, instead of next month, the A #39;s would face the Red Sox in the first round -- again. Boston bounced Oakland out of the postseason in five games last year, coming back from a 2-0 deficit to do so.
inputs: Possible playoff preview A #39;s take a hit in Toronto but come home &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; If the playoffs opened right now, instead of next month, the A #39;s would face the Red Sox in the first round -- again. Boston bounced Oakland out of the postseason in five games last year, coming back from a 2-0 deficit to do so.