Two South Korean MLB pitchers are going to make their final regular season appearances on the same day. Both Kim Kwang-hyun and Ryu Hyun-jin will see action on Thursday.
St. Louis Cardinals picked Kim Kwang-hyun to start in the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium. On the other hand, Ryu Hyun-jin will start for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Yankees at the Sahlen Field.
Both Kim and Ryu have four days of rest before their respective games on Thursday. Their previous games were last Saturday. It would be the fourth time this year that the two south Korean pitchers played on the same day. However, they failed to win at the same time.
Two South Korean MLB Pitchers
Last Saturday, Ryu got his second loss of the season even if he held the Phillies to two runs in six innings. According to Korea Sports News reports, Kim had a bad game last Saturday. He got four earned runs in 5 innings against the Pirates. However, his teammates managed to win the game.
Based on betting odds sources, Ryu has a 3.00 ERA with a record of 4-2 this season. He will start the first game of the postseason for his team on September 29. Also, it will be the first time the Blue Jays qualified for the playoffs in four years.
The Blue Jays has the eighth and last playoffs spot in the American League with the standing of 28-26. Also, betting picks experts said the Blue Jays need to win against the Yankees and the Mariners to lose. They have games left after last Tuesday’s game.
The Blue Jays would likely make Ryu pitch less than his usual workload. That way he can will have more rest for the first game of the playoffs.
