I think this is the mind and mind.
The Toronto Blue Jays won 3-1 against the Cleveland Guardians in the 2023 Major League Baseball at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on the 8th .
In fact, the process of winning was tough. Ryu Hyun-jin, who came out as a starting pitcher, pitched well with one walk, two strikeouts and no runs in four innings, but was unable to take the mound in the fifth inning. This is because Oscar Gonzalez's fastball hit Ryu Hyun-jin's right knee in the bottom of the fourth inning, making it difficult to continue pitching.
Toronto's Ryu Hyun-jin suddenly left the mound, but starting with Jay Jackson's relief in the bottom of the fifth inning, it was able to overpower Cleveland with a battle operation that led to Genesis Cabrera, Eric Swanson, already Garcia, Tim Meiza and Jordan Hicks. He broke through the protruding variable with a "suffering tactic" in which only six bullpen pitchers were put in.
Toronto also met Cleveland on the 9th, the next day. For Toronto, which is playing the "17 consecutive games of death," the key was to minimize the consumption of bullpen pitchers.
Toronto's starting pitcher is Japanese left-hander Yusei Kikuchi. On this day, Kikuchi pitched perfectly. He pitched 95 pitches in seven innings, hitting only three hits, and allowing only one walk, and pitched well with one run. There were six strikeouts. As a left-handed fireballer, his four-seam fastball with a maximum speed of 97 miles (156km) was powerful, and he was in his best condition to shoot a maximum of 96 miles (154km) in the seventh inning.
The only run came in the second inning. After allowing leadoff hitter Oscar Gonzalez to get on base with an infield hit to shortstop, Ramon Loreano hit a timely double to the left and allowed one run. In the bottom of the third inning, when first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. caught the ground ball of leadoff hitter Stephen Kwan, Kikuchi covered the ball to first base, and Guerrero Jr. caught the ball with his bare hands and stepped on first base to catch the out.
Nevertheless, Kikuchi was given a defeat, let alone a victory. This is because the game ended with Toronto's 0-1 defeat. Toronto's batters scored nine hits but failed to score a single point. Kikuchi sought a double-digit victory for the first time since his major league debut, but it was his fourth loss of the season that he returned to him. He consoled himself by lowering his season's ERA to 3.53.
Although Toronto lost 0-1 and Kikuchi was also named a losing pitcher, Kikuchi's seven innings are expected to give momentum to the operation of the Toronto bullpen.
On the Major League Baseball's official website (MLB) that day, he pointed out, "In the game the previous day (8th), bullpen pitchers covered the gap of Ryu Hyun-jin, who was injured, and Kikuchi gave him seven innings at the perfect timing." As Ryu Hyun-jin suddenly left the mound the previous day, he had to operate the bullpen early, but thanks to Kikuchi's seven innings, he was able to minimize bullpen consumption. Toronto sent only one bullpen pitcher following Kikuchi. Cabrera, who took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning, kept one inning scoreless.
"I'm not thinking too much when I'm pitching right now," Kikuchi said in an interview with "MLB" after the game, adding, "I had a lot of thoughts when it wasn't good last May." But these days, I can pitch confidently," he said, adding that his changed mind is the secret to good pitching. 스포츠토토
Meanwhile, Ryu Hyun-jin is scheduled to start normally in a home game against the Chicago Cubs on the 14th because he did not lead to a major injury. Toronto coach John Schneider said, "Ryu Hyun-jin will be able to start the next game. The results of the X-ray examination were negative and the condition was much better," he said.