Ryu Hyun-jin (36) failed to meet expectations again. The Toronto Blue Jays, who were able to advance to the postseason on their own if they win, also failed to erase the magic number due to an overtime reversal.

Ryu Hyun-jin finished the regular season with seven hits, no outs, one strikeout and two runs in three innings in the 2023 Major League (ML) home game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the 1st.

It didn’t give up much points, but it wasn’t sharp either. He threw a total of 52 pitches (24 cutters, 15 four-seam fastballs, 7 curves, and 6 changeups), with a maximum speed of 90.8 miles per hour (about 146.1 kilometers). However, he only induced three swings and misses.

Playing five innings was also a luxury for a player who can’t pitch that overwhelms his opponent. Toronto quickly made a winning move by posting Trevor Richards instead of Ryu Hyun-jin in the fourth inning. As a result, Ryu Hyun-jin’s performance in the 2023 regular season ended with three wins and three losses in 11 games, an ERA of 3.46 and 38 strikeouts in 52 innings. 스포츠토토

Toronto came from behind to lose 5-7 to Tampa Bay in the top of the 10th inning of extra time, allowing three runs and recovering one point. With 89 wins and 72 losses, he confirmed third place in the American League East and maintained second place in the wild card, a half-game lead over the Houston Astros. Toronto could advance to the postseason if Seattle loses to the Texas Rangers, with Houston and the fourth-place wild-card Seattle Mariners yet to play.

Ryu Hyun-jin started nervously by hitting a home run long ball from the start. With one out in the top of the first inning, Randy Arozarena hit a double that directly hit the right fence, and Harold Ramirez made the first and third bases with a left-handed hit. Isaac Paredes lightly hit Ryu Hyun-jin’s first-pitch changeup and achieved Tampa Bay’s 1-0 lead with an RBI timely hit that exceeded the height of the second baseman. However, Ryu Hyun-jin did not lose any additional points, striking out Curtis Med with a four-seam fastball and a cutter, and dealing with Josh Lowe with a fly ball to third base.

In the second inning, Manuel Margot hit a heavy hit and dealt with three subsequent batters, but the batting order faced another crisis in the third inning. With one out in the third inning, Ramirez hit a right-handed hit and Paredes hit a left-handed hit, and Med’s hit was relieved as right fielder Cavan Biggio made a straight hit with a jump catch. However, the second base runner homered as Low sent a fast ball to the right field once again. Tampa Bay’s 2-0 lead.

That was the end of Ryu’s pitching, which ended the second inning without additional runs. Left fielder Dalton Basho quickly erased Ryu Hyun-jin’s losing pitcher requirement. In the bottom of the third inning, he hit Tampa Bay starter Sean Armstrong’s third pitch slider and hit a superior solo shot, and in the bottom of the fourth inning, he hit a ball into the right-center outfield with one out and the bases loaded. On top of that, Toronto took a 4-2 lead as George Springer added an RBI timely hit to the right.

Tampa Bay was also formidable. With no outs and runners on first base in the top of the fifth inning, Ramirez simply tied it 4-4 with a two-run shot to left-center. Since then, the game has gone to overtime without scoring until the ninth inning due to the good pitching and good defense of bullpen pitchers from both teams.

In the top of the 10th inning, which started with a runner on second base, Toronto skipped a low and expected a double play, but Jordan Hicks walked pinch hitter Hymel Tapia and was on the verge of loading the bases. Hicks struck out Yandy Diaz, but allowed a 4-7 turnaround, giving up another run on a two-run timely hit to Taylor Walls and an infield single to Junior Caminero.

Toronto made up for a point in the bottom of the 10th inning when Bobicet hit an RBI timely hit to the left, but failed to turn the game around due to the failure of the follow-up hit.