Hyun-jin ryu's strikeout rate dropped from 25% to 11%.Changeup control recovery is the biggest task.A stage to keep the promise.I'll throw well next time.Hyun-jin Ryu's last appearance in the first half against Baltimore on the 8th.The biggest reason for Hyun-jin ryu's slump since June is changeup. After recording 7 hits and 5 runs (4 earned runs) in 4 innings against Seattle on the 2nd,Hyun-jin ryu said,It will be different in the next game.

His strikeout rate plummeted as his changeup faltered.Hyun-jin ryu appeared in 10 games until May and continued a good flow with 5 wins and 2 losses and an ERA of 2.62. During this time,he met 232 batters and struck out 58.His strikeout rate was 25%.In 6 games since June, he had only 2 wins and 3 losses, and his ERA increased to 5.35.As his changeup control faltered, his strikeouts plummeted.He hit 149 and struck out only 16.His strikeout rate,which was 25%, was 10.7%, less than half.The false-swing strike rate also fell from 11% in May to 7% since June.

Ryu's strength lies in his ability to strikeout and ground the ball based on perfect control on the low course outside of the right-handed hitter despite not having a fast ball.He has the ability to minimize his runs without getting hit in a row.As the changeup's control shakes, the batter's bats rarely come out.The rushing changeup led to a long hit,and the number of pitches increased as the bat did not come out of the escaped changeup.As the number of available pitches decreases,it becomes difficult to compete with the batter.

Hyun-jin ryu is making various efforts, such as practicing bullpen pitching, which he has not done in the past to get control of the changeup.Since June the release point and speed of the changeup have been changed for each start and efforts are being made to find the feeling of good times.

Hyun-jin Ryu's recovery from changeup is an important factor not only for Ryu's personal performance, but also for Toronto's fall baseball challenge.Toronto has a 43-40 record with a 5-7 loss to Baltimore on the 7th.They played nine games against Boston,the leader of the American League East Division,and four games against second-placed Tampa Bay.They are also four games behind the American League Wildcard standings.To overcome this,ace Hyun-Jin Ryu must take center stage in the starting rotation.

Hyun-jin ryu will start the game against Baltimore on the 8th.Baltimore (28–57) is the underdog with the lowest win rate in the American League.This season,Hyun-Jin Ryu appeared in two games against Baltimore and became a winning pitcher in both games, with an ERA of 3.29.A win over Baltimore is important,but the biggest task is to regain the sense of the lost changeup.After losing to Seattle,Hyun-jin ryu said,It will be different in the next game.Hyun-jin ryu has shown that he always keeps what he said so far.Last year's last appearance in the regular season,a good pitch against the New York Yankees (7 innings scoreless), also came after the promise to throw well against the Yankees.