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The Oakland Athletics are going into Yankee Stadium Wednesday night and hope to ruin the potential drama of a postseason series between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.The A's and the Yankees will go at it Wednesday night in the American League Wild Card Game Jason Castro Jersey , and the winner will play the Yankees in an American League Division Series.The Red Sox will host the first two games of the series, and they will also host a fifth game if the series goes that far. The Cleveland Indians and the Houston Astros, the American League's last two participants in the World Series, will meet in the other ALDS. The Astros have the home-field advantage in that series.Postseason ScheduleAmerican League Wild-Card GamesWednesday, October 3, A's at Yankees, 8 p.m. ET, TBSDivision SeriesALDSFriday, October 5, Yankees/A's at Red Sox, Game 1, TBSFriday, October 5, Indians at Astros, Game 1 http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-phil-hughes-jersey , TBSSaturday, October 6 Yankees/A's at Red Sox, Game 2, TBSSaturday, October 6, Indians at Astros, Game 2, TBSMonday, October 8, Red Sox at Yankees/A's, Game 3, TBSMonday, October 8, Astros at Indians, Game 3 Jose Berrios Jersey , TBSTuesday, October 9, Red Sox at Yankees/A's, Game 4*, TBSTuesday, October 9, Astros at Indians, Game 4*, TBSThursday, October 11, Yankees/A's at Red Sox, Game 5*, TBSThursday, October 11, Indians at Astros http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-erick-aybar-jersey , Game 5*, TBS*If necessaryAll postseason games can be live-streamed on MLB.TV.The Yankees will send Luis Severino to the mound in an effort to shut down the home-run hitting attack of the A's.Severino was one of the best pitchers in the American League through the first half of the season, but he struggled quite a bit after the All-Star Game.However, he closed the season by winning his last two starts, and he had a 19-8 record and a 3.39 earned-run average this season. Severino is looking forward to his starting opportunity in the wild-card game."I just want to win," Severino said, per Coley Harvey of ESPN.com. "Whatever happens, if I can go four good innings and then the bullpen comes, that would be great. I just want to win and move up and go to Boston and try to win there."The A's are planning to make this a bullpen game, as Australian-born Liam Hendriks will be the opener. Hendriks had an 0-1 record this season with a 4.13 ERA. Hendriks is not likely to go more than an inning, as he pitched 24 innings in his 25 appearances, eight of which he started.The A's will depend on the slugging of American League home run leader Khris Davis (48 home runs), along with Matt Olson (29 homers), Stephen Piscotty (27 home runs), Matt Chapman (24 home runs) and Jed Lowrie (23 homers).The Yankees depend on the power bat of Giancarlo Stanton Anibal Sanchez Jersey , who belted 38 home runs in his first season with the Bronx Bombers. Aaron Judge, Aaron Hicks, Didi Gregorius and Miguel Andujar hit 27 homers each for Aaron Boone's Yankees.The winner will play Game 1 of the ALDS at Fenway Park Friday night. The Red Sox are led by MVP candidates Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez, and left-handed ace Chris Sale will get the start.Betts led the American League in hitting with a .346 batting average, and he joined the 30-30 club with 32 home runs and 30 stolen bases. Martinez bashed 43 home runs and drove in an American League-best 130 runs.Sale was troubled by shoulder issues in the second half of the season and his velocity was down in his last start. Still, Sale had a 12-4 record with a 2.11 ERA and 237 strikeouts. The Red Sox are hoping he returns to the form he had in the first half of the season.The Indians are another slugging team capable of wrecking any pitching staff. Jose Ramirez had 39 home runs, 105 RBI and a .552 slugging percentage. Shortstop Francisco Lindor tallied 38 home runs and Edwin Encarnacion blasted 32 homers and knocked in a team-high 107 runs.Corey Kluber is once again the ace of the staff with a 20-7 record, 222 strikeouts, a 2.89 ERA and 0.99 WHIP. He is joined by starters Mike Clevinger, Carlos Carrasco and Trevor Bauer.Houston Astros astrosCount 鈥榚m! 鉁?6U3zAfpqlbThe Astros are led by Alex Bregman, who hit a team-high 31 home runs with 103 RBI and a .532 slugging percentage. George Springer added 22 home runs while Jose Altuve battled injuries but still hit .316 with 84 runs scored.Houston's pitching staff is led by Justin Verlander, and he is joined by Dallas Keuchel, Gerrit Cole and Charlie Morton. All four started 30 or more games for Astros manager A.J. Hinch. The New York Mets are open to trading any of their top pitchers before the July 31 non-waiver deadline, but Zack Wheeler appears the most likely to be dealt, according to Jon Heyman of Fancred.While the organization is having discussions on possible trades for aces Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard Eduardo Escobar Jersey , a trade during the offseason is more likely considering the Mets want major league talent in return, per Heyman.DeGrom would likely require an enormous return regardless of when he is dealt based on the fact that he currently leads the majors with a 1.68 ERA and has two years remaining on his contract after this season.Syndergaard has three more seasons under team control and has been nearly as effective as his teammate when on the mound (2.89 career ERA and 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings), but health has been a problem. He missed over a month this season with a finger injury and was placed on the disabled list again Sunday with hand, foot and mouth disease, per James Wagner of the New York Times.Still, a trade for either of these players would likely require a hefty return of multiple high-level prospects.Conversely, Wheeler can be a free agent after the 2019 season and hasn't been nearly as consistent as the other two pitchers. With that said, he can be an impact player down the stretch after producing a 4.44 ERA in 18 starts in 2018.This is why about six teams are interested in a potential deal, per Heyman.With the Mets currently 40-56 on the year, they could use any trade that helps the organization going forward.