Bryan Woo

Sears scattered four hits on the afternoon and didn't allow a base on balls. In what turned out to be a tremendous pitcher's duel between Sears and Mariners' right-hander Bryan Woo, the M's finally broke through as Julio Rodriguez clubbed a go-ahead two-run homer with one out in the sixth inning. That was all the damage done against Sears, but it was enough to stick him with the loss. The 29-year-old southpaw got 11 whiffs on 79 pitches on the day, posting a strong CSW of 35 percent. He'll draw a difficult assignment his next time out, taking on the Rockies in Colorado on Saturday.

The 23-year-old slugger opened the scoring in Sunday's game with a 366-foot (99.2 mph EV) solo shot off of Mariners' right-hander Bryan Woo in the fourth inning. That would wind up being the extent of the A's offense in the ballgame. Soderstrom also drew a walk and singled in the contest, finishing the afternoon 1-for-3. He has been red hot to start the 2025 season, hitting .467 with three homers and four RBI through his first four games.

The 25-year-old right-hander punched out five batters on the afternoon while issuing a pair of free passes. The lone tally against him came on a solo shot off the bat of Tyler Soderstrom in the fourth inning. Woo generated 10 swings and misses on just 76 pitches in the contest -- seven of those on his fastball which averaged 95.1 mph -- while registering a CSW of 24 percent. He'll attempt to keep the good times rolling when he squares off against the Giants in San Francisco on Saturday.

No real surprises for the Mariners as Castillo, Bryce Miller and Bryan Woo will follow Opening Day starter Logan Gilbert kick off the season with tasty matchups against the rebuilding Athletics. It'll be Emerson Hancock, who is filling in for an injured George Kirby (shoulder) drawing the starting assignment for Monday's series opener against the upstart Tigers.

Woo faced little resistance after serving up a three-run homer to minor leaguer Isaac Collins in the opening frame, carving up a watered-down Brewers lineup that featured only a handful of big-league regulars. The 25-year-old righty's omnipresent durability concerns are unlikely to vanish, but he's a borderline elite fantasy starter when healthy.