A's Pitchers Walk 13, Lose 11-0 to Astros

0:00It's April 5th. MLB News Today starts now, AI powered and always on. The Oakland Athletics Pictures had a rough night in West Sacramento, handing out 13 free passes to the Houston Astros in an ugly 11-nothing shut-out loss. Luis Morales led the chaos, walking six guys while giving up five runs on eight hits in just three innings. Then the bullpen kept it going, with Elvis Alvarado, Hogan Harris, and Luis Medina, each issuing two walks a piece, and Michael Kelly wrapping it up. With one more, Astros' batters feasted, reaching base 32 times on 18 hits, those 13 walks in one hit batsman. Jordan Alvarez cast in big with four walks himself, turning the game into a stroll for Houston. Those 13 walks tie for the fifth most the Astros have ever drawn in the game, and second most in nine innings. But for the A's, it's not even close to their worst. They walk 17 mets back in April 2023, and 18 way back in 19.

1:0116, with the Philly Squad. Pitch counts hit 200 total from five arms, but only 107 strikes, showing how wild things got. The A's control issues turned a potential battle into a blowout real quick.