Bryan Woo, Mariners have closed Athletics

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 hit home runs for the Mariners (83-77), who were eliminated from the American League wild-card race after a bye a day earlier.

The A's (69-91) close out the regular season on the road after playing their final game at the Coliseum on Thursday afternoon. The franchise is expected to play the next three seasons in Sacramento, California, while its new ballpark is constructed in Las Vegas.

Woo (9-3) allowed just three hits. The right-hander walked one and struck out eight.

The only hits Woo gave up were a two-out single by Zack Gelof in the second, a leadoff single by JJ Bleday in the fourth and a one-out single by Seth Brown in the same inning.

Woo got out of trouble by striking out Gelof and getting Jacob Wilson to hit second baseman Leo Rivas.

Seattle's Gabe Speier, Gregory Santos, Tayler Saucedo and Troy Taylor each pitched a scoreless inning of relief, combining for six strikeouts to complete the shutout.

Taylor allowed a leadoff double to Tyler Soderstrom in the ninth and the runner went to third on a wild pitch, but Taylor responded by striking out Daz Cameron and Gelof and forcing Wilson to walk out of the game for his first save in the Major League.

Oakland left-hander JP Sears (11-13) suffered defeat despite a good start. Sears gave up two runs on four hits in six innings, with three walks and four strikeouts.

The Mariners took the lead when Garver took the lead in the bottom of the second inning, hammering a 1-2 four-seam fastball from Sears over the centerfield wall.

Seattle doubled its lead with one out in the third. Raleigh, serving as designated hitter, launched a first-pitch changeup deep to left-center. It was Raleigh's 32nd home run of the season and earned him 97 RBIs.

–Field level media