CLEVELAND — The lopsided nature of several of the losses over the past eight games tends to place the focus on the Mariners pitching staff. Over the past eight games, Seattle has been outscored 59-29 while posting 2-6 record that includes a four-game losing streak. And, yes, the pitching has been bad during that time, posting a 5.13 ERA
And the number of errors committed — an eye-popping 15 — in that span, which led to 18 unearned runs, are difficult to look past as major contributions to the losing.
But there should also be a fair amount of blame placed on an offense that hasn’t just regressed but is in a protracted overall funk.