What happened in the Royals and Athletics game in the AL Wild Card was something else Tuesday night. I'll hit on some of the most exciting parts of that game in this piece stealing liberally from others (with appropriate citations given). Hey, what do you expect. I'm swamped Wednesday with my NFL Preview piece - I only have to review 15 games - and also helping to wrap up editing the 2014 Fantasy Alarm NBA Draft Guide. I'm busy. Sue me.
 


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From @ESPNStatsInfo

 

@Royals: 1st team come back from 4 or more runs down in 8th inning or later to win a winner-take-all postseason game (via @eliassports)

 

Athletics: now 0-7 in winner-take-all postseason games under GM Billy Beane

 

 

From @MLB

 

@SalvadorPerez15 - 1st catcher ever with #walkoff hit in winner-take-all #postseason game. http://atmlb.com/1vx0WLf 

 

A night the @Royals will never forget: http://atmlb.com/1mQtizw  #WildCard

 

 

From @MLBStatoftheDay

 

AL #WildCard Game is longest winner-take-all contest by innings (12) since Senators beat Giants in 12 in Game 7 of 1924 #WorldSeries.

 

Before @Royals, 1945 Tigers (#WorldSeries Game 7) had been last team to score at least 9 runs without homering in a winner-take-all contest.

 

Brandon Moss is the first Athletics player every to have a multi-homer, five-RBI game in the #postseason.

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@Royals are first team ever to have a game-tying hit and a game-ending hit in extra-innings of a winner-take-all game.

 

@Royals pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts – the most ever for the club in a #postseason game.

 

@Royals' 7 stolen bases tie the #postseason record, set by Cubs in Game 1 of 1907 #WorldSeries and matched by Reds in Game 2 of 1975 NLCS.