September 27, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners designated hitter Cal Raleigh (29) hits a hit ball during the third inning against the Oakland Athletics at T-Mobile Park. Celebrating after a base hit. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images Bryan Woo pitched five scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Oakland Athletics 2-0 on Friday night.
Mitch Garver and Cal Raleigh homered for the Mariners (83-77), who were eliminated from the American League wild-card round on a bye a day earlier.
The Athletics (69-91) are wrapping up the regular season on the road after playing their final game Thursday afternoon at the Coliseum. The team is expected to play the next three seasons in Sacramento, Calif., while their new stadium in Las Vegas is under construction.
Wu (9-3) allowed just three hits. The right-hander walked one and struck out eight.
The only hits Wu gave up were a two-out single by Zach Glover in the second inning, a single by JJ Brady in the fourth inning and a single by Seth Brown in the same inning. of a one-out hit.
Woo struck out Grove and allowed Jacob Wilson to get out of trouble on a grounder to second baseman Leo Rivas.
Seattle's Gabe Speier, Gregory Santos, Tyler Saucedo and Troy Taylor each pitched a scoreless inning of relief, totaling six strikeouts, to complete the shutout.
Tyler allowed a leadoff double in the ninth inning to Tyler Soderstrom, who reached third on a wild pitch, but Taylor responded by striking out Daz Cameron and Gelof and getting Wilson out, earning his first major league save.
Oakland left-hander J.P. Sears (11-13) lost the game despite a strong start. Sears allowed two runs on four hits in six innings, walking three and four on base.
The Mariners took the lead in the bottom of the second inning when Garver hit a four-seam fastball from Sears over the wall in center field to make it 1-2.
Seattle doubled its advantage with one out in the third inning. Rowley, the designated hitter, launched a changeup on the first pitch to deep left-center. It was Raleigh's team-leading 32nd home run of the season and gave him 97 RBI.
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