Bryan Woo Deals a Near-Perfect Gem, Seattle Blanks Athletics 2-0

Bryan Woo was untouchable on Sunday, throwing 8.0 innings of one-hit, zero-run ball while striking out nine Athletics. Seattle needed only two singles in the fourth inning to give him all the run support he'd ever need.

The story of the night was Woo, and it wasn't particularly close. He allowed just 1 hit over 8.0 innings, walked 2, and punched out 9, turning what could have been a tense September contest into a masterclass in efficiency. The Athletics managed almost nothing against him — one hit across eight frames is the kind of line that makes opposing hitters look like they showed up to the wrong sport. For Seattle, this looks like exactly the kind of outing a rotation needs when the calendar flips to September.

The offense did its part in one concentrated burst. In the fourth inning, Raleigh singled to left, scoring Canzone and moving Rodríguez to second — that play swung Seattle's win probability from 75% to 83%, an 8-point jump that effectively put the game in a headlock. Crawford followed immediately with a single to center, scoring Rodríguez and pushing Raleigh to second. Just like that, the scoring was done: ATH 0, SEA 2, and Woo had more than enough to work with. Arozarena went 2-for-4 to lead Seattle's hit parade, while Canzone and Julio Rodriguez each scored a run. The offense was compact, not flashy — two singles, two runs, game over.

On the other side, Gage Jump gave up 6 hits and both earned runs across 4.0 innings, though he did strike out 7 without issuing a walk — a performance that appears to have been undone more by contact than command. Seth Johnson and Scott Blewett were sharp in relief, combining for 3.0 scoreless innings with 5 strikeouts and zero hits allowed, but the damage was already done. Henry Bolte's 1-for-4 was the lone bright spot in an Athletics lineup that could barely get out of its own way against Woo. Seattle wins 2-0, and the pitching performance alone makes this one worth remembering.