With his team mired in a tough stretch, Oakland manager Bob Melvin was worried about missed opportunities - especially when a pitch in the dirt with the bases loaded in the 10th inning didn't scoot far enough to get a runner home. ''So now you're thinking, 'My god, how many things can go wrong for us?''' It went right for the A's in the end, as Jed Lowrie drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the 10th to force in the tiebreaking run and lift the Athletics to a 3-2 victory Saturday night. The Athletics had lost three in a row and five out of six, but this win kept Oakland a half-game ahead of Kansas City for the American League's first wild card. The Mariners dropped a game behind the Royals for the league's second wild card. More...