On Tuesday, the Mariners were shutout for the sixth time this season. That matches the number of scoreless games the Oakland A’s have posted this year, tied for most in the majors. Maybe that isn’t all that surprising given how poorly Seattle has played recently — four of those shutouts have come in May. Here’s the weird thing: the A’s have the worst wRC+ in baseball at 79, but the Mariners have been one of the better hitting teams in baseball with their team wRC+ sitting at 110. Yes, the Mariners have been slumping recently, but this goes beyond their annual springtime swoon; they’ve been seriously underperforming their underlying offensive metrics and it’s costing them plenty of winnable games.
The Mariners Offense Is Seriously Underperforming
