> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Good, Bad, and Ugly: Best/Worst From Mariners 2-1 Loss to Astros on Saturday - URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/worst-from-mariners-2-1-loss-to-astros-on-saturday/ - Published: 2025-05-25T02:36:21.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-08T05:59:20.000Z - Author: Corbin Smith - Tags: Mariners, Leo Rivas, Bryan Woo [Embed from Getty Images](http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/2216898390?ref=emeraldcityspectrum.com) It’s been a good road stand for the Seattle Mariners and they’ve guaranteed that the 10-game trip will end with a winning record, but they’re now in danger of ending that trip on a dour note. Wasting a solid start from Bryan Woo, the Mariners lost 2-1 to the Astros on Saturday, and they’ll now need to win Sunday to salvage a split against Houston. Let’s take a look at the good, bad, and ugly from Saturday’s defeat: ### Good: Bryan Woo It certainly wasn’t great Bryan Woo, but the right-hander was certainly good enough for a win Saturday. He allowed two runs — both unearned — while striking out five and working six innings. That’s a solid line and again, Woo deserved better, but there were some issues. Woo caught a lot of the plate during those frames, and he ended up allowing nine hits. He was able to escape jams in part because none of those hits went for extra-base hits, and because he was able to generate two double plays while he was in the game. But the Astros created a lot of traffic against him. And, while the runs were unearned, it’s fair to say they were deserved. Woo committed one of the errors on a play that he should have never attempted, as his throw went into right field allowed a run to score. The next error was made be Leo Rivas - more on him in a second — but that ball was hit with 104 mph exit velocity All that being said, Woo was not the issue Saturday. ### Bad: The Mariners offense First, let me (reluctantly) point out that Framber Valdez had the good stuff Saturday. He gave up just a single run, and while he did walk four, he was able to generate five strikeouts and had the Seattle hitters off-balance throughout the evening/afternoon; depending on your time zone, the Mariners were then shut down by Bennett Souza, Bryan Abreu, and Josh Hader, three of the best relievers in the American League West. So you do have to issue credit to the Houston pitching staff. However, this was a very poor offensive effort from Seattle. They picked up just one extra-base hit — a triple from Randy Arozarena — and they went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position. They struck out 11 times in total, and the top of the lineup went a combined 0-for-10 with four of those punchouts. If Seattle is going to contend for a championship, these type of offensive efforts needs to become far less common than they have over the last week. ### Good: Casey Legumina It’d be hard to overstate just how much Legumina has exceeded expectations in his time with the Mariners in 2025\. Acquired with very little fanfare in the offseason, Legumina lowered his ERA to a sparkling 1.45 on the season with two scoreless innings, and he pounded the zone with 20 of 22 pitches landing for strikes. He kept Seattle in the game, and you can’t ask for much more than what Legumina has done over his 18 appearances with Seattle over the first two months of the campaign. ### Ugly: Leo Rivas Rivas has been a wonderful story in 2025\. He was anything but wonderful during Saturday’s loss. His error ended up being massive, as it allowed a run to score in a game that the Mariners lost by, well, one run. He also went 0-for-4 with a strikeout, and went hitless in two at-bats with runners in scoring position. Rivas is now just 4-for-24 in the month of May and still has just one extra-base hit in his 58 at-bats. This is not to say that he doesn’t serve a place on the roster; his versatility and ability to make pitchers work definitely help more than hurt. It’s just tough to justify Rivas as your starting second baseman for a playoff team, and it’s especially hard to justify while top prospect Cole Young continues to impress in Triple-A Tacoma.