SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners broke a scoreless stalemate in the 10th inning and beat the Los Angeles Angels in extra innings Monday night, buoyed by a dominant outing from rookie right-hander Bryan Woo and a decisive, late rally that produced three runs. The win was Seattle’s first on the road this season and a welcome finish to a game in which the club’s middle-of-the-order bats continued to search for form.
Woo carried the game through seven outstanding innings, allowing one hit while throwing 87 pitches and keeping the Angels off the board. He handed the ball to a bullpen that was razor-sharp all night — Matt Brash preserved the tie, Andrés Muñoz worked a high-leverage frame in which he froze Mike Trout and others with blistering sliders and a 100-mph heater, and Gabe Speier closed out the extras. The Mariners’ pitching staff combined to blank the Angels for nine innings and set the table for Seattle’s late offensive break.
Offensively the Mariners again labored for long stretches. Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodríguez both produced broken bats on hard-contact swings and entered the evening mired in a cold spell, continuing a slow start from Seattle’s Nos. 2–4 hitters that has forced the club into low-scoring affairs early in the year. Still, timely plate discipline and a couple of well-placed swings produced the game’s decisive blow in the top of the 10th.
Cole Young — who started against a left-hander in an early-season lineup mix — ignited the extra frame with a key play that set the inning in motion. Anaheim’s decision to pitch to Raleigh after retiring Rob Refsnyder backfired: Seattle drew a walk and then Julio Rodríguez was intentionally walked, and he advanced into scoring position on a ground ball to the infield. Josh Naylor followed with a run-scoring single into right field, and Seattle added insurance runs before the inning ended to make it a three-run margin.
The game carried other developments of note for the Mariners. Left-hander Brendan Donovan exited early with leg discomfort; manager Dan Wilson described the issue after the game as a precaution and voiced optimism about Donovan’s condition. Shortstop J.P. Crawford also made a notable return to health, contributing to Seattle’s lineup stability. The victory will be a boost for a club still trying to reconcile lofty preseason expectations with early-season growing pains.
For the Angels, the home-opener atmosphere did not translate into offense; Anaheim managed little against Woo and Seattle’s relievers, and a lineup projected to finish near the bottom of the AL West again looked playable but punchless against elite pitching. The Mariners leave Anaheim with their first road win of the year, a performance built almost entirely on pitching and a late, small-ball rally — a throwback-style finish that masked ongoing questions about Seattle’s run production.