Hyun-jin Ryu made his second start this season with the Toronto Blue Jays, but things didn’t go as planned. The starting pitcher was injured after four perfect innings as the visitors beat the Guardians 3-1 in Cleveland on Monday night.
The South Korean, who was kept off the baseball fields due to an operation similar to Tommy John’s, had allowed four runs in five innings against the Baltimore Orioles on his return a week ago. This time Ryu was better prepared.
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However, at the end of the fourth inning, he caught Oscar Gonzalez’s arrow squarely on the right knee. The 36-year veteran initially ignored the pain, found the ball, threw it to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at first base and made the out. Then he collapsed and could no longer put any weight on his leg.
The Jays have confirmed that Ryu sustained a contusion. After being treated by the medical team, he left the field under his own power, leaving substitute Jay Jackson after only allowing a walk.
The Gunners on both sides had good games. Guardians starter Gavin Williams hit just one in seven innings in Toronto while knocking out 12 batters.
Cavan Biggio dismissed his team with a two-run home run in the eighth round. George Springer scored the Blue Jays’ third point in the ninth game.
Jansen back
The Queen City representatives found receiver Danny Jansen for this meeting. The 28-year-old athlete missed two games due to a wrist infection. He was hit by a litter last Wednesday.
Jansen made four appearances on the record, walking once and being hit by a gunshot.
Back to Jansen: He could only play 72 games this season as he suffered from several minor injuries. His name has also been placed on the injured list twice.
The American hit .226, hit 15 home runs and hit 49 runs in 230 plate appearances.
Toronto (64-50) secured their fourth straight win and sat just seven games behind the Orioles (70-42) at the top of the American League East Division.