Cal Raleigh hit his 32nd homer, Bryan Woo struck out eight in five innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 2-0 on Friday night.
Mitch Garver also homered for the Mariners , one day after Seattle was eliminated from postseason contention. Oakland also coming off an emotional day after playing their final scheduled home game at the Coliseum on Thursday, a 3-2 victory over the Rangers.Woo allowed just three hits and a walk. He has 101 strikeouts in 121 1/3 innings this season. This was the seventh time in his 22 starts he did not allow a run.Oakland starter JP Sears allowed two runs on four hits over six innings.
Despite that, the crowd of 41,429 was relatively upbeat, especially when Garver gave Seattle a 1-0 lead with his 15th homer to lead off the second inning.Raleigh added another run with his home run to center field in the third inning. Raleigh leads major league catchers with the 32 homers.The two homers were all the Mariners needed, as relievers Gabe Speier, Gregory Santos, Tayler Saucedo and Troy Taylor each pitched an inning, with Taylor getting his first career save.
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