I doubt you'll see a large number of blowouts...the offense is built for 1-3 run innings, not 7 run innings. But I do think you'll see this team continue to win the "time of possession" battle in every series (mostly) and get a lot of late inning wins as a result. The high pitch counts, if they continue, should lead to the Mariners beating opponents late in games i run differential een if their total run differential is small or even negative.
As of right now, this is their run differential by inning:
12/14 (-2)
6/15 (-9)
14/17 (-3)
9/27 (-18!)
12/9 (+3)
12/15 (-3)
23/17 (+6)
17/18 (-1)
18/5 (13!)
So...they're -32 in innings 1-4 and +18 in innings 5-9.
Basically...the message here is...you need to get a 4-run lead on the Mariners early to virtually guarantee victory...otherwise they will have a way of coming back on your bullpen.
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