Seattle rode a 4-2 homestand into momentum for the road swing, sweeping two series and securing Vedder Cup honors against San Diego.

Bryan Woo battled through 5.2 innings in the Padres win, fanning six with two earned on six hits. The result snapped a 25-start streak of six-plus innings, but Woo still owns a 28-game five-plus-inning run dating to last season, with a 2.95 ERA and 166 strikeouts in 164.2 innings. Dan Wilson leaned on Gabe Speier to close a jam, a move Woo praised as a sign of growing bullpen trust.

Emerson Hancock’s bullpen-transition storyline hangs over Seattle’s growing pitching depth, as the rotation and relievers knit together for a road-heavy stretch. With Vedder Cup momentum and a durable nucleus in Woo, Seattle carries confidence into the upcoming slate.