Overworked Mariners pitching staff to get major reinforcements for ALCS versus Blue Jays
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Seattle Mariners pitching staff will likely be getting some major reinforcements for the American League Championship Series against the Toronto Blue Jays.
After an epic 15-inning win over the Tigers in Game Five of the ALDS, the Mariners are advancing to their first AL Championship Series since 2001.
The club's hard-worked pitching staff will likely be getting some major reinforcements, as M's president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto told reporters that right-hander Bryan Woo is expected to added to the Mariners' roster for the next round.
Woo probably won't pitch until closer to the midpoint of the series, Dipoto said. This means Woo is being lined up for a start when the ALCS shifts to Seattle for Games 3-4 and (if necessary) 5.
Bryan Woo likely won't pitch until midway through the series, but he is expected to be put on the ALCS roster, Jerry Dipoto said.
It also leaves open the question of who exactly will be starting for the Mariners in the first two games in Toronto, as the M's used starters Logan Gilbert and Luis Castillo out of the bullpen during last night's 15-inning marathon.
Gilbert threw 34 pitches over two innings of relief, and Castillo threw 15 pitches over 1 1/3 frames.
Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller likely to start game1 against the Toronto Blue Jays
Dipoto told Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 radio last night that:
«probably Bryce [Miller] and friends» would be the plan for Game 1, «but for a couple of days we may have to be creativesimply because so many guys had to pitch in today.»
Bryce Miller would be working on three days' rest if he started Game 1, so as Dipoto implied, the bullpen may be leaned on again in what would probably be a limited start for the righty.
Castillo is probably the favorite to go in Game 2 with Gilbert's availability also a question, and in theory, this could line up Gilbert for Game 3, George Kirby in Game 4, and Woo in Game if the M's chose to deploy their full rotation.
This assumes that Woo will be used in a normal starting capacity, and holding him off until the middle of the series would give the right-hander more time to fully ramp up.
Woo posted a 2.94 ERA over 186 2/3 innings during the regular season, but he developed pectoral tightness in a start on September 19 that forced him out of the game after five shutout innings.
Woo hasn't pitched since, though he wasn't placed on the 15-day injured list, and he was able to throw a bullpen session and a simulated inning prior to the start of the ALDS.
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