sentences:  Tejada left the Athletics following the 2003 season, while Zito stayed until the end of the 2006 campaign.The Athletics clinched the American League West with a regular season record of 103–59, advancing to the first round of the postseason.They were defeated in the 2002 American League Division Series three games to two by the American League Central champion Minnesota Twins, who would be defeated in the 2002 American League Championship Series by the eventual World Series champion Anaheim Angels.