Woo strikes out 9 in 6 scoreless innings as Mariners beat Braves 3-1

SEATTLE (AP) — Bryan Woo tied his season best with nine strikeouts in six scoreless innings, Julio Rodríguez homered, and the Seattle Mariners beat Atlanta 3-1 on Wednesday to hand the Braves their first series loss of the season.

Atlanta had won eight consecutive series and was 10-0-1 this season. The Braves became just the fifth team in the Wild Card era (since 1995) to go unbeaten in at least 11 straight series to open a season, joining the LA Dodgers (2020, 13 series), Arizona (2018, 12), Baltimore (1997, 14) and Philadelphia (1995, 12).

Woo (1-2) allowed one hit, walked two and threw a season-high 98 pitches, 66 strikes. José A. Ferrer pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save.

Cole Young went 3 for 4 with two doubles and an RBI. Jhonny Pereda was 2 for 2.

Pereda led off the third with a single, Leo Rivas doubled and J.P. Crawford walked to load the bases before Pereda opened the scoring when Cal Raleigh grounded into a 6-4-3 double play.

Rodríguez hit a 436-foot shot to center field that made it 2-0 in the sixth.

Braves starter Martín Pérez (2-2) gave up two runs and five hits and had five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Seattle reliever Eduard Bazardo came on to start the eighth inning and gave up back-to-back singles to Mike Yastrzemski and Sean Murphy, who was replaced by pinch-runner Jorge Mateo. Yastrzemski scored on a sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Dominic Smith to make it a one-run game.

After a Seattle challenge and replay review, Bazardo picked off Mateo at first before Drake Baldwin singled and Ozzie Albies struck out to end the inning.

Both teams are off Thursday. Braves LHP Chris Sale (6-1, 2.14) pitches Friday against Dodgers RHP Emmet Sheehan (2-1, 5.23) to kickoff a three-game series in Los Angeles. Mariners RHP Emerson Hancock (2-1, 2.59 ERA) starts Friday against White Sox RHP Sean Burke (2-2, 2.72) in Chicago to open a three-game set.

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Atlanta Braves reliever Didier Fuentes delivers a pitch during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh hits into a double play to bat in a run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Seattle Mariners' Jhonny Pereda celebrates in the dugout after scoring a run during third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Seattle Mariners starter Bryan Woo delivers a pitch during the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodríguez tosses his bat and celebrates after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

NEW YORK (AP) — Mitchell Robinson did not play for the New York Knicks on Wednesday night in Game 2 against Philadelphia because of an illness, leaving each team without a center.

The 76ers ruled Joel Embiid out earlier Wednesday with a sprained right ankle and a sore right hip. The Knicks added their backup center to the injury report later in the day and said shortly before tipoff that he wouldn't play.

Robinson is a key for the Knicks because of his offensive rebounding and defense, along with giving them the ability to use a big lineup when he plays alongside All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns.

Robinson has made an incredible 17 of 19 shots (89.5%) in seven games thus far in the postseason, averaging 5.6 points and 5.1 rebounds in just 13.6 minutes per game. He is a poor free-throw shooter, going just 5 for 17 thus far, and the 76ers intentionally fouled him twice in the first quarter of Game 1. Robinson missed all four shots.

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New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (23) celebrates after scoring in the first half during Game 6 in a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series against the Atlanta Hawks Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)