Mariners’ piggyback strategy under scrutiny again after loss to Red Sox

Mariners’ piggyback strategy under scrutiny again after loss to Red Sox

SEATTLE – Finding a specific reason or aspect to blame for any loss can be complicated in baseball. The variables for potential success or failure are numerous. And so often they coincide with each other or have causal effects, giving merit to the oft-used philosophy that one player or one play didn’t decide the outcome of a baseball game.