On the 13th (Korean time), they lost 3-6 at home to Texas.
Ryu Hyun-jin allowed 5 hits and 3 runs in 6 innings.
Texas is the team that ranks first in the American League in batting average (0.266) and runs scored (793). Ryu Hyun-jin (36, Toronto) can be seen as having the strongest offensive power among the teams he faced after returning from injury.
On the other hand, Toronto’s batting lineup can be said to be in the worst situation when looking at the season as a whole. Matt Chapman, Danny Jansen, and Brandon Belt are out due to injury, and Bo Bichette has also been out due to injury and has not yet fully recovered. Whit Merrifield, who was once very active, is also showing a decline.
Although the two teams are competing for a wild card, there is a clear difference in terms of current strength. Toronto did not score a single point while Ryu Hyun-jin threw that day. It made me wonder how he was able to achieve this level of performance (season 80 wins, 65 losses, 0.552 winning percentage) with such a water bat.
Nevertheless, Ryu Hyun-jin took charge of the mound until the 6th inning and did his part well. The corner work, which is an advantage, was better than usual. The ball (85.7 mph, approximately 138 km, cutter) that hit Robbie Grossman’s home run in the 4th inning was not a miss. It would have been better if it had been a little closer to the body, but the batter aimed for a breaking ball and hit it well.
Above all, I think Ryu Hyun-jin and the Toronto coaching staff were well aware that they had to be careful of the opponent’s first and second batters, Marcus Siemian and Corey Seager. Siemian did well in all three at-bats, but gave up two hits to Seager.
However, Seager’s hit was also not a very well-hit ball. The heavy hit in the fourth inning rolled next to second base while Toronto second baseman Davis Schneider moved his defensive position to the right. The double in the 6th inning was also not caught because right fielder George Springer was too far back on the right line. As for Seager, it can be said that he was lucky.
As I have emphasized several times, in Toronto’s batting lineup, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. must play his role when it is crucial. On this day, he went 0-hit in 4 at-bats, including 2 fly balls in the outfield, and struck out only 1. Guerrero’s performance will have a significant impact on Toronto’s remaining regular season and wild card race.먹튀검증
/Kim In-sik, advisor to KBO president and former national team coach
Kim In-sik, advisor to the president of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), earned the nickname ‘the people’s manager’ for his leadership that elevated Korean baseball to the ranks of world powerhouses. He has deep knowledge of not only domestic baseball but also Major League Baseball (MLB), the American professional baseball league. As the manager of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) team, he not only faced MLB’s top stars, but he continues to watch and analyze every MLB game.