The Mariners needed a big win on Sunday and they got it behind eight dominant innings from the right-hander.
Seattle Mariners right-hander Bryan Woo delivered eight strong innings on Sunday afternoon as the M's earned a much-needed 2-0 win against the Athletics at T-Mobile Park.
Seattle improved to 67-77 with 18 games to go, their playoff hopes clinging to a mere six percent chance at this point.
The win snapped a three-game losing streak and helped Seattle avoid a sweep at the hands of the A's, who came in more than 30 games under .500.
Woo went eight innings, giving up just one hit. He walked two and struck out nine, utilizing an upper-90s fastball, effective sweeper and solid changeup.
As noted by the Mariners PR team, Woo is the first Mariners pitcher since Mike Leake in 2019 to toss eight innings or more and give up one hit or less in a game. He's also only the fifth pitcher in franchise history to throw eight innings or more with one hit or less and nine strikeouts in a game. He joins Randy Johnson, Felix Hernandez, Brandon Morrow and Taijuan Walker in that club.
It hasn't been a great year for Woo, who was an All-Star in 2025. Though he's been able to stay healthy this year, he's gone just 11-9 with a 4.03 ERA. His ERA of 5.63 on the road has been one of the biggest anomalies of a confounding season for the Mariners, and if they are going to right this ship in 2027, then they'll need him to be at the forefront of the turnaround.
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo (22) pitches to the against the Athletics during the fourth inning at T-Mobile Park. Steven Bisig-Imagn ImagesA 26-year veteran of four seasons, Woo has gone 39-24 with a 3.44 ERA in his career. This season, he's struck out 158 batters in 156.1 innings.
The Mariners are off on Labor Day Monday before starting a new series with the Texas Rangers on Tuesday afternoon.
The Mariners are six games behind the Houston Astros for first place in the American League West, but they are also four games behind Texas for second place. If the Mariners are going to keep their faint playoff hopes alive, they'll not only need help from the Astros (losing), but they'll basically need to sweep the Rangers.
It's a tall task.
Reminder: This series features two day games, both Wednesday and Thursday. Thursday is the traditional getaway day game while Wednesday's game was moved up to accommodate the Seattle Seahawks opener on Wednesday night.
The Seahawks will host the New England Patriots in a Super Bowl rematch.
