Ryu Hyun-jin allows 6 runs in 4.2 innings at first start in 640 days

Ryu Hyun-jin allows 6 runs in 4.2 innings at first start in 640 days. July. 09, 2016 07:25. by 황규인 기자. His stamina was not the issue, but his speed. After 640 days of absence, Ryu Hyun-jin (29, LA Dodgers) finally started in the Major League. His pitching speed was the same as that of 2013 and 2014, but after over 70 pitches, his ball started getting slower.

Ryu Hyun-jin started the match against San Diego on Friday but had to leave the mound after 4 2/3 innings of 8 hits and 6 runs. While striking out 4, he allowed 2 walks. Ryu pitches 89, of which 55 (61.8 %) were strikes.

The average speed of his fastballs on Thursday was 144km/hour, 2km/hour lower than that of 2014, but still above the team's requirement. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts used to tell Ryu, who was in rehabilitation, "Increase your average pitching speed at least to 88 miles/hour (142km)."

Ryu's average fastball speed in the first inning was 146km/hour. The speed of Ryu's ball that gave San Diego Padres outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. a home run was 148km/hour, his fastest of the day. Until the fourth inning his pitching speed was 145km/hour on average in 69 pitches.