“Obviously, I pitched well against Toronto in the first game and we’re looking forward to getting him the ball tomorrow,” Mariners manager Dan Wilson said Thursday.
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Miller, 27, went 4-6 with a 5.68 ERA during the regular season, limited to a career-low 18 starts due to a pair of stints on the disabled list caused by right elbow inflammation. He won the American League Championship Series opener on Sunday in Toronto with six one-run innings and has a 2.61 postseason ERA in two outings.
Woo, a 25-year-old right-hander, went a career-best 15-7 with a 2.94 ERA in 30 starts, leaving his most recent appearance on September 19 after five innings due to pectoral tightness. He was left off the roster for the Division Series against Detroit.
“I just know that I’m ready to get in the game, and the last box I have to check is just having my name called,” Woo said Tuesday.
Woo led the Mariners in wins, innings (186 2/3) and strikeouts (198), and his ERA was the lowest among Seattle’s qualified starters.
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“He’s in a good place. He feels good,” Wilson said, “I think this is where we’ll see him, coming out of the pen.”
Woo has not made a non-All-Star relief appearance since April 11, 2021, in his last start with Cal Poly.
“This is the time of year when people are asked to do things they’re not as comfortable with or haven’t done as much,” Wilson said. “But he’s got a lot of people that will help him. (Luis Castillo), Logan Gilbert did recently. They can help. So I think he’ll be in good shape and, again, I think he’s excited to get back out there.”
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