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National League Cy Young competition, where Ryu Hyun-jin is the leader, is getting fierce. The pursuit of rivals was so strong that Ryu Hyunjin's New York Yankees game became very important this weekend.

I'm Lee Sung-hoon.

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Although he has lost four points in six games against Atlanta, Ryu is still the strongest candidate for the National League Cy Young.

The average ERA rose slightly to 1.64, but it's still the overwhelming number one in the big leagues and the lowest in 24 years since Greg Maddox in 1995, so there's no doubt that it's the most likely winner at the moment.

Variables are the pursuit of competitors.

Last year's winner New York Mets' Ace Jake Digrom scored seven runs and one run over Kansas City yesterday (18th), surging more than three runs in 16 consecutive games.

DiGrom was only 10 wins last year because of the worst batting support, but he was selected as a Cy Young winner based on the recent voting trend of the press, which emphasizes average ERA and victory contribution rather than multiplier. .

Washington's first-largest contributor, Ace Max Scherzer, is set to make a comeback before Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

As the rivals struck last minute, Ryu became more important for the New York Yankees on the 24th, which is the most difficult opponent of the upcoming schedule.

(Video Editing: Woo Ki Jung)