류현진, 포스트시즌(PS) 출전 확정 그리고 뉴욕 양키스전 통산 첫 승리 VIDEO: Ryu Hyun-jin tasked with keeping Blue Jays alive in postseason

Ryu Hyun-jin tasked with keeping Blue Jays alive in postseason

All News 09:36 September 30, 2020

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- Ryu Hyun-jin has been the bona fide ace for the Toronto Blue Jays all season, consistently delivering strong starts. And now, they're going to need another one from him to stay alive in the postseason.

Ryu will start Game 2 of the American League wild-card series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Wednesday (local time). The Blue Jays dropped the opener of the best-of-three series by 3-1 on Tuesday, and Ryu is now tasked with helping extend the series to Game 3 on Thursday.

The South Korean left-hander will be matched up against right-hander Tyler Glasnow.

In this Getty Images photo, Ryu Hyun-jin of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches against the New York Yankees in the top of the first inning of a Major League Baseball regular season game at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York, on Sept. 24, 2020. (Yonhap)

Ryu went 5-2 with a 2.69 ERA, fourth-best in the AL, during the regular season, his first with the Blue Jays. Though he could have started Game 1 on regular, four days' rest, the Blue Jays opted to give the 33-year-old extra rest.

During the regular season, Ryu had a 2-0 record and a 2.74 ERA in four starts on four days' rest, compared with a 3-2 record and a 2.29 ERA in seven starts after five days' rest.

"I feel great. I am definitely ready to pitch tomorrow," Ryu said in a Zoom session with the media before Tuesday's Game 1. "I may have done a bit better with extra rest, but I don't think there has been that much of a difference."

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류현진 2020 미국프로야구 등판일지

   '괴물' 류현진(33·토론토 블루제이스)이 올 시즌 가장 눈부신 역투로 소속팀의 포스트시즌(PS) 출전 확정과 뉴욕 양키스전 통산 첫 승리라는 두 마리 토끼를 사냥했다.

류현진은 25일(한국시간) 미국 뉴욕주 버펄로의 세일런필드에서 열린 2020 미국프로야구 메이저리그 뉴욕 양키스와의 홈경기에 선발 등판해 7이닝 동안 무실점으로 호투했다.

 

(서울=연합뉴스) 이재윤 기자 yoon2@yna.co.kr

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