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Toronto pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu took the lead in winning streak by winning his 12th win of the season with a scoreless pitch in 7 innings. He induced 11 ground balls with a fantastic changeup.
Correspondent Lee Seong-hoon.
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last June, Ryu Hyun-jin's changeup, which had come and gone, is now exactly where he wants to be (the 22nd).
Detroit pitched eight right-handed batters, but Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched the best with a changeup that fell to the low outside.
It is the first time this season that he induced 10 wasted swings only with a changeup, and that all hitters were grounded out.
The average fastball speed was 146.6 km/h, the highest in two years since moving to Toronto.
[Local broadcaster: This is the best pitching lately. It's like a chess master. If the opponent anticipates the number, it moves in the opposite direction.]
Ryu Hyun-jin was hit by a calf in the 7th inning, but fortunately avoided an injury and induced the third blitz today alone, finishing 7 innings with 5 hits and no score.
Ryu Hyun-jin, who won his 12th win of the season, returned to the American League tie for the most wins.
[Hyun-Jin Ryu/Pitcher Toronto: I think that there was strength in all pitches, and I think I was able to make a lot of strikes and strikeouts as I went to a place where I was very satisfied with the changeup today.]
Toronto, who escaped from a three-game losing streak thanks to Hyun-Jin Ryu's strong pitch, continued their hopes for fall baseball by chasing Oakland, second in the wild card, by four and a half games.
(Video editing: Woo-Jeong Woo)