Bryan Woo pitched 5 scoreless innings because the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Oakland Athletics 2-0 on Friday evening.
Mitch Garver and Cal Raleigh homered for the Mariners (83-77), who had been eradicated from the American League’s wild-card race a day earlier after they had a bye.
The A’s (69-91) are wrapping up the common season on the street after enjoying their remaining recreation on the Coliseum on Thursday afternoon. The franchise is predicted to play the subsequent three seasons in Sacramento, Calif., whereas their new ballpark in Las Vegas is being constructed.
Woo (9-3) allowed simply three hits. The correct-hander walked one and struck out eight.
The one hits Woo gave up had been a two-out single by Zack Gelof within the second, a leadoff single by JJ Bleday within the fourth and a one-out single by Seth Brown in the identical inning.
Woo acquired out of the jam by placing out Gelof and getting Jacob Wilson to floor out to second baseman Leo Rivas.
Seattle’s Gabe Speier, Gregory Santos, Tayler Saucedo and Troy Taylor every pitched a scoreless inning of aid, combining for six strikeouts, to finish the shutout.
Taylor allowed a leadoff double to Tyler Soderstrom within the ninth and the runner took third on a wild pitch, however Taylor responded by placing out Daz Cameron and Gelof and getting Wilson to floor out to earn his first main league save.
Oakland left-hander JP Sears (11-13) took the loss regardless of ending with a high quality begin. Sears gave up two runs on 4 hits over six innings, with three walks and 4 strikeouts.
The Mariners took the lead when Garver led off the underside of the second inning by hammering a 1-2 four-seam fastball from Sears over the wall in middle area.
Seattle doubled its benefit with one out within the third. Raleigh, serving because the designated hitter, launched a first-pitch changeup deep to left-center. It was Raleigh’s team-leading thirty second homer of the season and gave him 97 RBIs.
–Discipline Degree Media
