Bryan Woo pitched six tremendous innings tonight, but baseball games last longer than that.
Despite Woo taking a no-hitter into the eighth, a 24-pitch first inning ensured that he never really stood a great chance of completing the feat, and the Yankees were ultimately able to come back against the Mariners’ three best relievers to steal the game. It completed the sweep and knocked the Mariners out of playoff position to boot.
But let’s at least talk a bit about those six great innings that Woo pitched, namely the second through the seventh. It was an impressive bounceback from that laborious first, which Woo opened by walking the first two batters he faced, something he’s never done before.