A steady change-up

Coorsfield allowed a realistic shot. But there was no Coorsfield nightmare. He struck out Elias Díaz and Ryan McMan with a grounder and a strikeout in the third inning with one out and runners on second and third base. In the fourth inning, one out and runners on first and second bases, caused by the referee's wrong ball decision, also escaped the crisis by inducing a double play. The batter who bowed his head due to a double play was Montero, who hit a home run to bat earlier. Ryu Hyun-jin finished the inning with three outs in the fifth inning and did not give up any more runs.

After his return, Ryu showed the aesthetics of slowness. As the four-seam speed has not yet recovered, he made a slow adjustment with a changeup in the late 70 miles and a curve in the late 60 miles. However, as mentioned earlier, Coorsfield's value of these balls is slightly lower. So I relied more on four-seam and cutters this day. Four-seam cutters accounted for 71% of the total repertoire.

There were moments when curves and changeups stood out. Although there were change-up homers, the two pitches led six swings in a total of 11 swings. In particular, Curb was responsible for the last out count of the inning (67.1 miles) by attracting McMan's swing and miss with two outs and runners on second and third bases in the third inning. The fact that the curve did not lose its strength even in games that lowered the proportion of the curve increases the expectations of the remaining curve.

A four-seam with a low speed is not a ball that can press a batter with force. You should avoid hitting the ball based on the timing of catching him off guard and precise control. This purpose is the same as the cutter.

In fact, Ryu Hyun-jin's four-seam and cutter had a combined swing and swing rate of only 14.3%. However, the balls allowed by the four-seam and cutter were managed relatively well. The six balls given by four-seam had an average speed of 88.1 miles, and the six balls given by Cutter had an average speed of 85.8 miles. Thanks to this, Ryu Hyun-jin had an average speed of 87.9 miles on a total of 15 hits. Even at Coors Field, he avoided hitting hard as much as possible and minimized the impact. Meanwhile, Ryu Hyun-jin's average batting speed in the previous games was 86.7 miles. This year, he ranks fourth in the minimum average batting speed of pitchers in the prescribed innings. 스포츠토토

Another advantage of Ryu Hyun-jin is "flexibility." I don't necessarily stick to the way I've done it so far. Ryu Hyun-jin is the pitcher who finds the best combination depending on the situation. This is why he is considered a special pitcher even in the Major League Baseball.

It would not have been easy if Ryu Hyun-jin had focused on changeups and curves as usual. He was aware of Coors Field's characteristics, and he was right to come up with a strategy that fits him. So the process was different, but the results were not.