Hyunjin Ryu, 4 runs in 6⅓ innings against Seattle… Crisis of defeat due to hunting for relief pitchers

Ryu Hyun-jin (34, Toronto Blue Jays) met the victory pitching requirements, but was suddenly rushed to the brink of a losing pitch due to a shortage of relief pitchers.

Ryu Hyun-jin started on the 15th (Korean time) in the US Major League Baseball visit against Seattle at T Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, and gave two points in 6⅓ innings.

He passed the baton to Trevor Richards in the bottom of the 7th, leading 3-2, at 1, 1, and 3rd.

However, when Richards hit first hitter Louis Torrance with a three-point home run that went over the left fence, Hyun-Jin Ryu’s ERA increased to four.

Richards went straight to Jared Kelenick to hit a home run in a streak and bowed his head.

Toronto are leading 3-6 in the bottom of the 7th.

In the game against the Boston Red Sox on the 9th, Ryu Hyun-jin, who was shaken by the worst pitching of the season, with 7 runs and 10 hits in 3⅔ innings, left a disappointment when he hit the same batter with a long slug.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who caught the first batter JP Crawford in the first pitch with a ground ball in the first inning, walked second hitter Mitch Hanniger from the full count.

The 144km/h 144km/h outer ball that Ryu Hyun-jin threw to throw a strike at the No. 3 Tie Prince became a good prey. As if waiting, Prince turned the bat wide and drew a two-point arch that went over the center fence.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who came to his senses immediately after receiving the blow, returned 14 batters in a row from the 4th batter Kyle Seager to the 5th inning and gave no excuse for additional runs.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who threw 15 balls in one inning, finished 4 innings in an instant with 48 balls. The scene where he struck out by throwing a fast ball at a speed of 148 km per hour that was full on his body at Prince, who he met again as the lead batter in the 4th inning, was a masterpiece.

After getting a right-handed hit from lead Jake Freyley in the bottom of the 6th inning, Ryu Hyun-jin cooked top hitter Crawford with a blow that went straight to the shortstop and continued his scoreless streak.

However, he was hit by a large parabola once more by Prince in the 7th.

Prince scooped up a cut fastball attached to his body and struck a triple, hitting the center fence directly. Toronto center fielder George Springer landed after jumping and injured his left ankle into the dugout.

Hyun-jin Ryu caught Kyle Seager with a ground ball at shortstop at third base, but came down the mound after giving Abraham Toro a walk.

Toronto’s attack was frustrating.

After falling behind 0-2 in the second inning, Theosca Hernandez’s dominant home run led to a one-run opportunity to come back, but the two batters struck out in a row, giving them a chance.

In the third inning as well, in the first and second bases, which were made up of hits and walks, Hernandez’s just-in-time hit made it 2-2, but that was the end of it.

Hernandez also provided a stepping stone for additional points.

In the 5th inning against 2-2, he hit a high ball from 1 to 1 base to right middle. Seattle center fielder Janard Kelenick and right fielder Mitch Haniger followed hard, but they bumped into each other and missed a ball, giving Toronto a chance at second and third base.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. grounded third base runner Beau Bisset at home, turning the game 3-2, but Seattle’s long slugging sluggish took the lead in the second half of the game.

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