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Mariners Advance to ALCS: bryan ⁣Woo ⁣Expected to Join Roster – Details & Analysis

After​ an epic 15-inning win‍ over the Detroit ​Tigers in Game Five of the ALDS,the Seattle 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 (including the Seattle⁤ Times’ Adam Jude) that right-hander ‌ Bryan Woo is expected to be 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 necesary) 5. 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.

Dipoto told Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports ⁤710 radio⁤ last night ⁤that “probably