His order still not where it ought to be, Toronto Blue Jays’ South Korean starter Ryu Hyun-jin has endured his first loss of the 2020 season.
The left-hander was accused of five sudden spikes in demand for nine hits in 4 1/3 innings against the Washington Nationals, as the Blue Jays lost 6-4 at Nationals Park in Washington on Thursday (neighborhood time). Ryu struck out five and strolled one.
According to Korea Wager reports, this was Ryu’s second excursion of the period. In his Opening Day start a week ago against the Tampa Bay Rays, Ryu permitted three earned runs in 4 2/3 innings in a 6-4 Toronto triumph.
Blue Jays Ryu Hyun-Jin Out of Form
Ryu’s ERA currently sits at 8.00. He drove Major League Baseball with a 2.32 ERA a year ago while throwing for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He additionally completed second in the National League Cy Young Award casting a ballot, and parlayed that into a four-year, US$80 million agreement with the Blue Jays in December.
It’s the biggest free operator bargain that the Blue Jays have granted to a pitcher, yet Ryu hasn’t satisfied that agreement yet. In this shortened, 60-game season during the coronavirus pandemic and an extended, 16-group season finisher position, each game checks. The Blue Jays would ill be able to stand to have their No. 1 starter battle out of the door.
Against the Nationals, the Blue Jays went up 1-0 with Lourdes Gurriel Jr’s. RBI single in the base first, however Ryu misused that lead in the third inning.
