Kikuchi falters as Hyun-jin Ryu nears return…2 runs in 5 innings vs. TB
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While “Korean Monster” Hyun-jin Ryu (Toronto Blue Jays) took another step toward his comeback with his first bullpen appearance, teammate Yusei Kikuchi suffered his second loss of the season 메이저사이트.
Kikuchi was charged with five runs on eight hits (two home runs) and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings of a road loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Friday (July 25).
With runners on first and third in the first inning, Kikuchi gave up a single to left to Paredes.
He gave up a leadoff single to Riley in the second and a solo shot to left to Siri one out later. A Franco walk and a stolen base put runners on second and third, but he got Ramirez to ground out to end the inning.
After a leadoff walk to Arozarena in the third, Kikuchi, Paredes, Walls and Reilly retired the side to end the inning.
In the fourth, leadoff hitter Betancourt singled up the middle and Siri’s sacrifice bunt put runners on first and second again. Margot’s triple and Franco’s single plated two more runs. Ramirez and Arozarena struck out to end the fourth.
In the fifth, he retired Paredes, Walls, and Reilly to complete his first three-hit shutout. Trailing by four runs in the sixth, he gave way to Pearson.
Toronto lost 3-7. Trailing 5-1 in the eighth, Toronto scored two runs on a leadoff single to right by Biggio, a triple by Lux and a grounder to second by Springer. Bissett singled to right and Guerrero Jr. walked to put runners on first and second with a chance to tie the game, but Chapman struck out the side to end the drama.
Tampa Bay drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning with a walk to Reilly, a Betancourt single to right-center and RBI singles by Syrie and Franco.
While “Korean Monster” Hyun-jin Ryu (Toronto Blue Jays) took another step toward his comeback with his first bullpen appearance, teammate Yusei Kikuchi suffered his second loss of the season 메이저사이트. Kikuchi was charged with five runs on eight hits (two home runs) and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings of a road loss…