Ryu Hyun-jin (Toronto) took the loss despite pitching five innings of two-run ball against the weakest team in the majors.

Hyun-jin Ryu started the game against the Oakland Athletics on Sunday (July 7) at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, USA. He allowed two runs on five hits (one home run) with one walk and five strikeouts in five innings, but suffered his second loss of the season. Now 3-2 with a 2.65 ERA on the season.

Threw 77 pitches in five innings. His cutter had the most pitches (23), followed by his fastball (21), changeup (18), curve (11), and sinker (4). His highest fastball velocity was 90.7 miles per hour (145.9 kilometers per hour) when he struck out Brent Rooker in the first inning. His average fastball was 88.9 mph (143.0 km/h), 0.6 mph above his season average.

The five strikeouts were the second-most of the season. He set a single-game high with seven strikeouts in five innings at Cincinnati on May 21. His five-strikeout performance was his second in a game, coming against Cleveland on April 27.

Ryu didn’t have the win requirement when he was pulled in the sixth inning with the score at 1-2, but he matched his opponent’s starter and gave the Jays a chance to pull off the upset. However, the second pitcher, Trevor Richards, was hit by a pitch and the Jays lost the game.

Toronto fell behind 2-5. After Hyun-jin Ryu went down, Richards gave up three runs in the sixth inning to put the game out of reach. Toronto’s hitters had gotten on base consistently early in the game against Oakland starter J.P. Sears, but they were unable to capitalize. Sears earned the win, allowing just one run on four hits and four walks in five innings. Toronto saw its three-game winning streak come to an end after a Davis Schneider solo home run in the eighth inning.

Starting Lineups

Toronto: George Springer (designated hitter) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (first base) – Davis Schneider (second base) – Whit Merrifield (left field) – Cavan Biggio (right field) – Santiago Espinal (third base) – Ernie Clement (shortstop) – Dalton Bashaw (center field) – Tyler Heinemann (catcher), starter Hyun-jin Ryu.

Toronto has won the last five games Ryu Hyun-jin has started. With a three-game winning streak and a 7-3 record in their last 10 games, the Jays have moved up to third place in the American League wild-card race. They’ve closed the gap on the second-place Seattle Mariners to just 0.5 games. They’re looking to stabilize their postseason hopes with the help of Ryu Hyun-jin.

After Danny Jansen suffered a fractured middle finger in his right hand the previous two days, Ryu’s battery mate became Heinemann. Shortstop Bo Bichette is on the disabled list with a right quadriceps strain and third baseman Matt Chapman with a right middle finger sprain.

Oakland: Zack Gelbrecht (second base)-Brent Rooker (left field)-Ryan Noda (right field)-Jordan Dias (designated hitter)-Carlos Perez (catcher)-Kevin Smith (third base)-Jonah Bride (first base)-Nick Allen (shortstop)=Estheri Lewis (center field), starter JP Sears.

Oakland was 42-97 heading into this game with a .302 winning percentage, the lowest in the majors. Ryu had only faced Rooker (1-for-1) at second base, as the A’s are in the midst of a complete roster overhaul in anticipation of what’s next. The rookie had multi-hit games in each of his previous three games.

Sears has started the most games for Oakland this year. However, he is just 3-11 and has struggled in his last five starts, going 1-4 with a 7.20 ERA. He has a .343 batting average and a 1.029 FIP during that stretch.

3 inning, 36 pitches, no crisis, Ryu Hyun-jin.

It was a good start. Ryu made light work of the first inning with nine pitches. Against the first batter, Geloff, he used his sinker and cutter to get the count to 0-2, and then induced a fly ball to center field with a three-pitch changeup.

He struck out the only “spherical” rocker he faced, standing up. With the count at 2-2 after inducing swinging strikes with a curve and cutter, a 90.7 mph (145.9 km/h) fastball dug a course low in the zone. Rooker was frozen in place. Noda took the fastball for a strike. A grounder to the first baseman followed, and Ryu made a quick throw to second base for the final out of the first inning.

Toronto struck first in the second. Biggio led off the inning with a double into the left-center field gap, putting runners in scoring position. Espinal flied out to right field, but Clement followed with a single to right. Vizio crossed the plate before Noda’s throw home.

With one out, Ryu pitched a clean second inning. He struck out the first batter he faced, Diaz, for his second strikeout. His first three pitches put him at a 2-1 disadvantage, but he followed with back-to-back curves and then a 90.4-mile-per-hour fastball on the side of the body for a strikeout. He threw a cutter to Perez to induce a grounder to third base, and Smith followed with a changeup to shortstop to complete the second straight triple play. Through two innings, he had thrown just 21 pitches.

In the bottom of the third, he worked a full count against the first batter, Bride. On a 2-2 count, a five-pitch fastball turned into a ball, leading to a full count. Ryu induced a grounder to the shortstop with a six-pitch changeup to retire the first batter. To the next batter, Allen, he threw a curveball for a first-pitch strike. With one out, he fired another fastball to Lewis, this time to right fielder Cavan Biggio for an out.

Ryu and Heinemann then allowed Allen to steal second, putting runners in scoring position for the first time. It was Ryu’s first stolen base of the season. It was his first stolen base in nearly two years, since Sept. 1, 2021, against Baltimore.

However, he did not give up a run. With two on and two out, he battled Geloff for a full-count, seven-pitch at-bat to record his third strikeout. The third strike was called when a cutter went in the backdoor. It was an exquisite pitch that landed well outside the strike zone.

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Ryu had only given up one hard hit (a pitch over 95 miles per hour) through three innings, but in the fourth and fifth innings, he started getting hit with pitches over 100 mph. Two of them went for long balls, which led to runs.

The fourth inning was even worse. A changeup to leadoff hitter Rooker was hit for a double, putting runners on second and third. It was Ryu’s fastest pitch of the night, clocking in at 106.7 mph (171.7 kilometers per hour).

The next play was a tremendous defensive play by first baseman Guerrero Jr. He caught Noda’s grounder to first base and opted for a throw to third instead of a base hit. Espinal, the third baseman, caught the ball and tagged Rooker for the out. Instead of runners on first and third, it was first and first.

Ryu struck out the next batter, Diaz, on a fly ball to right field and looked to be on his way to a four-hit shutout, but two batters later he gave up a home run. A fastball to Perez led to a two-run double. It was a fastball low and away, and Perez took it well. It was a big home run, traveling 410 feet (131.4 meters) at a speed of 104.9 miles per hour (168.8 kilometers per hour).

Ryu retired the next batter, Smith, on an infield single to shortstop. The first call was an out, but as he was walking back to the dugout after the inning change, Oakland called for a challenge. A slow replay showed that Smith was faster than the throw. Ryu was in trouble again when he gave up the first pitch to Braid. After the initial strike, the next four pitches were all called balls.

With runners on first and second, there was good defense from shortstop Clement. He slid and grabbed Allen’s grounder for a force out at second base. Ryu prevented further damage.

Ryu again had runners on second and third with no outs in the fifth inning. He allowed Lewis, the American League’s stolen base leader, to steal second after a single to left. It was Lewis’ 57th stolen base of the season. Ryu struck out Geloff and Rooker in succession to get out of the jam. He struck out Geloff with a curveball and Rooker with a cutter. He allowed Lewis to steal third, but got Noda to fly out to right field to end the fifth inning. That was it for Ryu.

Toronto crumbles when Ryu Hyun-jin goes down

Toronto brought in Richards for the second pitch of the sixth inning, and this is where the Toronto bench’s plan went completely awry. Richards gave up back-to-back singles to Diaz and Perez to put runners on first and second with no outs. The next batter, Smith, hit a three-run home run over the left-center field fence. Suddenly, a one-run game was tilted in Oakland’s favor.카지노사이트

Richards settled down after the home run. He retired the next three batters to end the inning. But Toronto was unable to recapture the momentum. In the seventh, all three batters were retired by Oakland pitcher Mason Miller.

In the top of the eighth, Schneider hit a solo home run, but Merrifield reached on a fielder’s choice and Biggio struck out swinging. In the ninth, Espinal led off with a single to left, but pinch-hitter Spencer Horowitz hit an infield single. Basho flied out to shortstop to end the game. Ryu suffered his second loss of the season.