In an era when old-school baseball observers lament the lack of durability and reliability among today's starting pitchers, Bryan Woo was an outlier.
The Seattle Mariners right-hander entered Wednesday's start against the San Diego Padres having pitched at least six innings in each of his first 25 outings this season.
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What's more, Woo was effective. He had never walked more than two batters in a single game, breaking a record set by Hall of Famer Juan Marichal in 1968.
That streak ended Wednesday in dramatic, humbling fashion. Journeyman infielder Jose Iglesias reached base on an infield single with two outs in the fifth inning of the game at T-Mobile Park. Mariners manager Dan Wilson decided then and there that Woo's 95th pitch