A's pitchers make unfortunate Oakland history in loss to Mets: ‘It’s killed us all season’

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The Oakland A’s pitching staff is having accuracy issues to start the season. 

The A’s walked an Oakland-record 17 batters Friday night in a 17-6 loss to the New York Mets to drop to 3-11 on the season. 

Manager Mark Kotsay signals the bullpen to make a pitching change against the New York Mets in the top of the fourth inning at RingCentral Coliseum on April 14, 2023, in Oakland, California.  (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

The 17 free passes are the second most in franchise history, behind only the 18 walks surrendered by the 1916 Philadelphia A’s.

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"We’ve been continually sending the message to these guys that they’ve got to throw strikes," A’s manager Mark Kotsay said, according to The Mercury News. 

"Throw strikes in the middle of the plate right now. Don’t walk anybody. If you get hit, you get hit. We’ll go from there. So that’s the continued message that we’re gonna pound.

"It’s killed us all season, and we’ve got to address it, and we’ve got to get better."

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A’s pitchers issued four bases-loaded walks, also tying an Oakland record. 

Mark Kotsay, manager of the Oakland Athletics, takes the ball from starting pitcher James Kaprielian, #32, taking him out of the game against the New York Mets in the top of the fourth inning at RingCentral Coliseum on April 14, 2023, in Oakland, California.  (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

"Walks nowadays are like hits. It was huge," Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor said. "We passed the baton. No one was trying to be the hero. We really focused on trying to get a