Julio's Three-Run Blast Breaks It Open, Woo Shuts Door

Julio Rodriguez hit a 366-foot, three-run homer in the sixth that swung Seattle's win probability from 59% to 92% — and the Mariners never looked back. Bryan Woo was nearly untouchable, throwing 7.0 innings of three-hit, zero-earned-run ball to secure a 4-2 Seattle win over Detroit.

For five innings, this game was scoreless and tightly coiled, with Woo and Detroit's Drew Anderson trading zeros. Then the sixth inning cracked it open. Rodriguez sent one 366 feet to right, scoring Arozarena and Canzone ahead of him, and just like that Seattle led 3-0. That single swing moved Seattle's win probability from 59% to 92% — a 33-point lurch that, for all practical purposes, decided the ballgame. Rodriguez finished 2-for-3 with that homer, 3 RBI, and a run scored. The story of the night was how quickly one at-bat rewrote the entire narrative.

Detroit refused to fold quietly. Anderson exited after 3.2 innings, and the bullpen held the line — Tyler Holton threw 2.0 perfect innings without allowing a hit or a walk. In the eighth, Dillon Dingler launched a 424-foot shot to center, scoring Torres and pulling Detroit within 3-2. Suddenly the Mariners' cushion felt thin. But Seattle answered immediately: Colt Emerson, a rookie who looks like he belongs, hit a 423-foot homer to right center in the same inning to push the lead back to 4-2. Emerson went 1-for-3 with that solo shot and an RBI — a massive response at exactly the right moment.

Woo's line deserves its own paragraph: 7.0 innings, 3 hits, 0 earned runs, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts. That's a performance that carries a pitching staff. Detroit's Enmanuel De Jesus allowed both Seattle runs in the eighth across 2.0 innings, which is where the game's final shape was stamped. Arozarena went 2-for-4 and scored, Torres went 1-for-3 and scored, and Max Clark went 1-for-3 for Detroit — but the Tigers simply couldn't generate enough against Woo early, and by the time Dingler's blast made things interesting, Emerson had already slammed the door shut. Seattle wins 4-2, and it appears Woo's dominance and Rodriguez's power are a combination Detroit had no real answer for tonight.