Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo remained in the dugout after Thursday's game, watching the field as his teammates headed inside following a 6-4 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.

“It's disappointment,” said Woo. “It's anger. It's sadness. It's honestly a little bit of embarrassment. It's not a good feeling, no matter how you cut it. The only thing that you can do, and the best thing you can do, is let that thing sit and get better from it, learn from it and grow from it over the next couple years.”

Seattle was eliminated from the American League West race earlier in the day when the Texas Rangers defeated the New York Mets. The Mariners had already been removed from the AL Wild Card picture on Sunday. The Rangers and Houston Astros, both 79-80, will now determine the division winner this weekend.

Woo had entered his final start of the season with a 3-0 record and a 1.42 ERA across his previous four September starts. However, he finished Thursday's game after 5⅓ innings, surrendering five runs, four earned, on seven hits while walking three and striking out eight.

Woo closes out the 2026 season 12-10 with a 4.01 ERA across 30 starts. He tossed 173 innings, striking out 175 batters while issuing 39 walks.

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Seattle led 4-3 when Woo returned for the sixth inning, despite already approaching 100 pitches and showing signs of losing his command. After walking the opening batter and hitting Josh Lowe, Woo fell behind Christian Moore 3-0 before allowing a two-run double that put the Angels ahead 5-4. Manager Dan Wilson had considered removing Woo but allowed him to remain after the pitcher made his case to continue.

The Mariners' loss was another bitter pill to swallow in a season that began with high expectations. FanGraphs gave Seattle the AL's highest preseason World Series odds at 9.2% and a 79.6% chance to reach the postseason. The Mariners had also entered 2026 after coming eight outs short of the World Series the previous season.

Instead, Seattle became the only MLB team that has never played in a World Series.

The Mariners dropped to 85 losses with Thursday's defeat. Their final stretch included several costly mistakes, leaving the club with questions to answer about Wilson and his coaching staff in the offseason.