Four balls were enough to finish the first inning.It took 83 pitches to finish the game.Hyun-jin Ryu of Toronto Blue Jays achieved a shutout victory with a fantastic changeup in his first outing in the second half.

Hyun-jin Ryu led the team to a 5-0 victory in the first game of the double header against the Texas Rangers at Salen Field in Buffalo,New York on the 19th,in 7 innings, 3 hits, 4 strikeouts, 1 walk and no runs. Since last year in the major leagues, the double header has been played in seven innings, and Hyun-Jin Ryu has won his third shutout win in his career in the big leagues.The season record is 9 wins, 5 losses and a 3.32 ERA.The start was delayed by a day due to rain the day before,but it had no effect on Hyun-jin ryu.Hyun-jin ryu blocked the opponent's line by throwing a mix of changeup (24 balls), cutter (23 balls), and curves (6 balls) based on a four-core (30 balls) with a maximum speed of 93.3 mph (about 150.2 km).

His changeup, which MLB.com described as fantastic,stood out in particular.As a right-handed hitter,if the four-seam and cutter tenaciously penetrated the body, the changeup steadily fell outside, leading to miss-hit balls and wasted swings.Balls with different speeds and pitches were flying from the same form to different courses,so the batter's aim didn't work.

Hyun-jin ryu said,I think the best changeup should come from the same form as throwing a fastball, but today it went well.He explained,I like the changeup,so if you throw another ball when you aim for that ball, you get a lot of weak hits.

His crisis management skills were also outstanding.Hyun-Jin Ryu faced a crisis of third base as the outfielder missed Joey Gallo's heavy hit in the second inning.However, he escaped the crisis by striking out three subsequent batters.In the beginning of the 3rd inning,he allowed a hit and a walk after two runs, and went to first and second base, but he struck out with the guts of throwing a changeup three in a row. Even in the 6th inning,he faced a crisis of 1 company and 2 base due to poor outfield defense, but he made a ground ball in succession to prevent a run.

The Toronto batting inning helped the ace win by scoring five points, including a solo shot by Danny Jansen.Toronto drove the momentum in the first leg and won the second leg 10-0 as well, continuing the wild card competition with a 48-42 record.

Toronto, who has been away from home since last year due to COVID-19, will return to the Rogers Center, their real home stadium, starting on the 31st against the Kansas City Royals.Hyun-jin Ryu expressed his anticipation,saying I haven't been able to throw on the mound since I signed the contract,but just throwing it in front of Toronto fans will make me feel good.