Yesterday’s loss was a bit of an aberration for the 2018 Mariners. They’ve allowed more than nine runs in fifteen games this season and they’ve lost all of them. In those losses, the deficit has been three runs or fewer just twice (including yesterday’s result). The offensive struggles of this team have made staging big comebacks extremely difficult, that’s no surprise. But rarely does the offense pick up any of the slack if the pitching staff starts allowing bunches of runs.
I’ll apologize up front about bringing this topic back up. It seems like the Mariners run differential has become this rigid pillar around which arguments have circled all season long.