Mariners leave All-Star Woo off ALDS roster

SEATTLE -- Bryan Woo, the Seattle Mariners' All-Star starter, was near disconnected the team's roster for the American League Division Series, a wide denotation that helium has not afloat recovered from a pectoral injury.

The Mariners volition commencement George Kirby and Luis Castillo, respectively, successful the archetypal 2 games against the Detroit Tigers and are expected to spell with Logan Gilbert connected the roadworthy successful Game 3. Woo's lack means Bryce Miller volition enactment arsenic the 4th subordinate of their rotation successful the best-of-five series, though helium mightiness besides beryllium utilized retired of the bullpen.

Woo, 25, had a breakthrough play this year, going 15-7 with a 2.94 ERA successful 30 starts. But helium exited his Sept. 19 commencement successful Houston aft a fewer warmup tosses astatine the commencement of the sixth inning and was diagnosed with close pectoral inflammation. The Mariners, who won the American League West for the archetypal clip successful 24 years and earned a first-round bye, were hopeful that Woo could get steadfast by the commencement of the playoffs, but he'll miss astatine slightest their archetypal round.

Woo took what appeared to beryllium a large measurement connected Thursday, throwing a higher-intensity bullpen league and past pitching 1 simulated inning against Mariners hitters. Afterward, helium expressed optimism successful his progress, telling reporters: "I'm inactive not wherever I privation to beryllium successful presumption of crippled velocity of everything. But successful presumption of however everything has progressed, I'm blessed with it, considering that a week agone I wasn't adjacent throwing yet. And past a week from now, hopefully we'll beryllium successful a amended spot."

The Mariners anticipation to person Woo disposable for the AL Championship Series, should they advance.