Mariners' Bryan Woo extends remarkable Seattle franchise record

Billy Heyen

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The reliability of Bryan Woo remains remarkable.

Another start, another six innings, no problem for the Seattle Mariners' right-hander.

Woo has now made 22 starts this season. He has lasted at least 6.0 innings in all of them.

That extends a Mariners record for such starts in a row to begin a season, and it's the second-most in the last 10 years, behind just Clayton Kershaw in 2019, per MLB Network's Sarah Langs.

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Woo's latest outing came Tuesday night in a win over the White Sox.

He went 7.0 innings, allowing two hits and one run while striking out nine.

He lowered his season ERA to 3.02 and improved his record to 9-6.

The 25-year old All Star has now thrown 140 innings across his 22 starts, striking out 136 batters. One of the keys to his success: Just 25 walks in those 22 starts, allowing him to consistently make it deep into games.

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Woo has already thrown a career-high innings this season, having made it 121.1 last year.

He has also matched last season's 22 starts, so Woo is entering into a bit of uncharted territory on a personal level.

With how he's rolling, though, it'd be no surprise to see Woo keep this up anyway. He's clearly in a groove, and it's been great news for the Mariners all season every fifth day when he gets to take the ball and do his thing.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle