Toronto Blue Jays starter Hyun-Jin Ryu was the hard-luck loser on Wednesday afternoon when the club fell 2-1 to the Texas Rangers. The soft-tossing lefty worked seven innings but he allowed both runs on seven hits. He produced an excellent K-BB of 7-0 and induced eight ground-ball outs. Rangers second baseman Nick Solak touched Ryu up for a solo home run in the first inning. Through two starts, he now has a 2.92 ERA with 11 hits allowed and a K-BB of 12-1 in 12.1 innings. In his first season ...

Toronto Blue Jays ace pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu helped get the club off to a strong start to the 2021 season with 5.1 innings of two-run ball against the high-powered New York Yankees offense. The veteran lefty allowed just four hits with a K-BB of 5-1. Catcher Gary Sanchez touched him up for a solo homer in the second inning. Ryu threw 92 pitchers in total and 53 of those were for strikes. The Toronto bullpen then threw 4.2 innings of shutout baseball to earn the 3-2 win in 10 innings. With ...

To the surprise of no one, the Toronto Blue Jays tabbed pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu to be the club's starter on opening day. The veteran hurler is in his second season with the Blue Jays after signing a four-year, $80M contract prior to the 2020 season. Ryu made his final spring appearance on Friday and struggled with his command. He allowed eight hits including a home run and three runs in four innings of work. Last season in the majors, Ryu posted a 2.69 ERA with a K-BB of 72-17 in 67 innings. He ...

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu had an excellent outing in a simulated game on Sunday. Ryu tossed five scoreless innings, striking out five while allowing three hits and a walk. The southpaw has ramped up nicely from two innings to four and now five, as he expects to go six innings in his final spring start. Ryu is the ace of the Blue Jays' staff, having pitched to a 2.69 ERA in 67 innings with a 72-17 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The 34-year-old is an appealing fantasy starter ...

Toronto Blue Jays ace pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched four scoreless innings against the Detroit Tigers on Monday. He allowed two hits and no walks while striking out four batters. He was facing many of the Tigers' top hitters. Through two spring appearances, Ryu has allowed three hits and just one walk over six innings. Toronto will rely heavily on Ryu to lead an uncertain starting rotation that should also include reclamation projects Robbie Ray, Steven Matz, and Tanner Roark, as well as ...

Toronto Blue Jays ace Hyun-Jin Ryu made his first start of the spring on Friday with mixed results. The veteran hurler threw a nine-pitch first inning but was touched up for a solo home run and issued a walk in the second inning when he threw another 21 pitches. In total, the control artist threw 63% of his pitches for strikes during the 13-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Ryu, 33, is coming off a strong first season in Toronto which saw him post a 2.69 ERA with a 26% strikeout rate. With ...

Toronto Blue Jays ace Hyun-Jin Ryu is expected to make his 2021 Grapefruit League debut on Friday against the Orioles. The left-hander was a finalist for the American League Cy Young last year after he posted an excellent 2.69 ERA with a 1.14 WHIP and 74 strikeouts in 67 innings in his first year in Toronto. His 26.2 percent strikeout rate in 2020 was the second-best of his career. Many fantasy managers expected Ryu to regress considerably with the move to Toronto and the tough American League ...

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu was one of the few constants in a world of uncertainty in 2020. The $80 million free agent signing was exactly what Toronto needed as he led the team in starts (12), innings (67), wins (five), and strikeouts (72). Ryu's success predates the pandemic-shortened season, however. Dating back to 2018 with the Dodgers, Ryu has a 2.30 ERA supported by a 3.06 FIP across a 332 inning sample. Ryu keeps hitters off balance with an expanded arsenal, throwing ...

Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said the team remains active in the free-agent pitching market and suggested that there is a good chance that the Jays add another free-agent starter after re-signing lefty Robbie Ray to a one-year, $8 million deal last weekend. Toronto lost Matt Shoemaker and Taijuan Walker to free agency last month and have a need for more arms. The Blue Jays already have Ray, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Nate Pearson, Tanner Roark and Ross Stripling, but they would rather have a...

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu surrendered five runs over five innings during the team's 12-7 win over the Yankees on Monday. The veteran lefty gave up six hits, including three homers, while walking two and striking out five in the no-decision. Ryu hadn't allowed more than one earned run in six straight contests coming into this one, but he still owns a solid 3.19 ERA and 1.15 WHIP on the year. He'll get a chance to start a new streak when he faces the Mets in his next start ...