KOTSAY?!?!?!?!?

The A’s dropped a heartbreaker in Anaheim Tuesday night, falling 2-1 to the Angels in a game that had “win” written all over it until Mark Kotsay put his fingerprints all over the final few innings. With the bullpen fully rested and the A’s holding a one-run lead, Kotsay made a string of baffling moves—pulling a cruising starter too early, leaning on the wrong matchup in the ‘pen, and letting his offense rot on the vine with runners in scoring position. The A’s played with fire and got burned, letting Anaheim walk it off in the bottom of the tenth in gut-wrenching fashion. This one stings not just because it’s another loss, but because it was avoidable. The players did their part—Brent Rooker mashed, Nick Kurtz showed signs of life, and Mitch Spence dealt all night—but when the game hinged on late-game decisions, Kotsay blinked. And in a season where every win counts and momentum is everything, these managerial misfires are stacking up. We break it all down on today’s Locked On A’s—every misstep, every missed opportunity, and where the A’s go from here.