Woo one-hits the Athletics as Mariners close with a 2-0 shutout
Bryan Woo threw a career-high eight scoreless innings and a five-single fourth inning did the rest as Seattle blanked the A's at T-Mobile Park.
In a September series with little on the line, Bryan Woo gave Seattle something worth remembering. The right-hander threw a career-high eight scoreless innings in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Athletics at T-Mobile Park, allowing one hit and two walks while striking out nine, according to Yahoo Sports.
One inning was enough
The Mariners' offense needed just one burst. Seattle opened the fourth with five consecutive singles off A's starter Gage Jump, with RBI singles from Cal Raleigh and J.P. Crawford cashing in both runs. Jump steadied himself impressively from there — striking out three straight batters to escape — but the inning cost him more than 40 pitches, and the damage held up all afternoon.
On the other side, the A's barely threatened. Center fielder Henry Bolte had their only hit, a fourth-inning single, and got no further than second base. Andrés Muñoz worked around the ninth for his 25th save of the season.
What it means
Neither club is playing October baseball this year, but the result frames both seasons. Seattle sits third in the AL West at 67-77, chasing a division where the leading Astros are themselves barely above .500 at 73-71 — a reminder of how flat the division has been. The Athletics dropped to 57-87, 30 games under .500, though they had taken the earlier games of the set, including a 6-2 win on Saturday per ESPN.
For the Mariners, the takeaway is Woo. A career-best outing in the season's final month is exactly the kind of building block a retooling club wants to carry into the winter — and for one afternoon, it made a low-stakes game feel like a statement.