Bryan Woo's baffling road woes continue with loss to Rangers

Adam Jude, The Seattle Times on Jul 25, 2026

Published in Baseball

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Hands on his hips, Bryan Woo lingered in the middle of the pitcher’s mound, looking out toward center field with a stilted blank stare after allowing a fifth run early in Saturday’s game.

As Woo wrestled with another baffling road start, it would be impossible for someone else to articulate exactly what the Seattle Mariners’ right-hander was feeling in that moment. Anger? Confusion? Disbelief? Dejection?

It’s probably safe to suggest it’s some combination of all the above, and it’s also probably safe to suggest the rest of his Mariners teammates were feeling much the same after yet another listless loss, 7-1, to the Texas Rangers to continue their most demoralizing stretch of the season Saturday night.

The Mariners (51-54) have lost four in a row to fall 2.5 games back of the Rangers (53-51) for the AL West lead.

The M’s are 0-5 here at Globe Life Field this season, 21-31 on the road, and have lost the first two games of a defining weeklong road trip that still features a stop in Los Angeles to play baseball’s best team.

Woo’s season-long road woes continued.

In nine starts at home, Woo is 6-0 with a 2.20 ERA. In 11 starts on the road, he is now 1-7 with a 6.52 ERA.

The Rangers hit the Mariners’ right-hander for three runs on three extra-base hits in the first inning, and then two more on three straight hits in the second inning to build a commanding 5-0 lead.

Woo needed 25 pitches to get through the first inning, and 21 more in the second inning. The Rangers were ready to hit his four-seam fastball — and they rarely missed.

Of the 18 balls the Rangers put in play against Woo, nine registered at 95-mph or greater (officially categorized as “hard hits” by MLB standards).

Given how poorly things have been going for the Mariners’ offense, a five-run deficit immediately appeared insurmountable.

And, indeed, it was.

Nathan Eovaldi, the Rangers’ veteran right-hander, shut down the Mariners over seven strong innings, allowing just three hits and one run, with one walk and eight strikeouts.

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