Hyun-Jin Ryu stumbles against the D-backs

PHOENIX – Hyun-Jin Ryu's recent fights continued Thursday night against a rival of the Western National League that he had dominated this season.
The Dodgers All-Star left-hander conceded seven points in his first season in an 11-5 loss to defensemen D at Chase Field. This is the second consecutive start that Ryu

PHOENIX – Hyun-Jin RyuThe recent fights continued Thursday night against a rival of the Western National League that he had dominated this season.

The Dodgers All-Star left-hander conceded seven points in his first season in an 11-5 loss to defensemen D at Chase Field. This is the second time in a row that Ryu has awarded seven points and the third time this year.

• The score of the box

After giving more than two earned runs just once in his first 22 starts, Ryu has allowed at least four times in three straight sets, posting a deserved point total of 11.05 over that period. The southpaw entered on August 17 with an ERA of 1.45, but this mark has now reached 2.35.

"I understand that it has been three times in a row that he has not launched as he has done all year, but it's something for us where this n & rsquo; Is not that far, "Roberts said. "I think I only see how baseball escapes him, the velocity is still there, he's just missing. I do not think it's a fatigue, his way of looking and talking to him is very strong. I do not see that there is a fall in the controls, I think this fall is just a little bit of that command. "

Ryu was 3-0 with a 0.45 ERA in his first three starts against the D-backs this year, including seven scoreless innings against them when he returned from the wounded list on Aug. 11. . He then made a good start on Thursday. , removing nine of the top ten Arizona hitters in three scoreless innings.

But the D-backs scored four points while sending nine batters to the plate in the fourth, which included a Wilmer Flores double-points double, an RBI double from Nick Ahmed and a RBI single from Ildemaro Vargas.

Ryu pulled out the first two batters in the fifth inning before giving away five consecutive hits, including a two-run double for Adam Jones and a single for RBI in Ahmed. Carson Kelly's single to complete this sequence was Ryu's 10th hit, scoring the best score of the season, and ending the night of the southpaw. Ryu also gave 10 hits in a Pirates win on May 25.

"August has been difficult for me, of course, but my job is to go every five days, and I just have to get going and get ready for the next start," Ryu said by way of an interview. an interpreter. "Despite the result, I think my order was not as bad as the last two games I've started."

Since returning from the Influence Training, Ryu has enjoyed an extra day of rest before his departure, the Dodgers having opted for a six man rotation. Roberts said his plan was to keep going forward.

"I see him doing his next start. We will talk about it, but the plan is for him to make that start, "Roberts said. "The last two times we gave him an extra day, so that's probably what we're going to do now."

Ryu is one of the pioneers of the National League Cy Young Award. The Dodgers have an impressive lead of 19 games in the West of the Netherlands and are getting closer to winning the division. their magic number is nine. However, it could hurt the depth of the Los Angeles playoff rotation if he did not put his finishing season back on track.

Ryu has recorded 157 1/3 innings this season, his record since 192 in his rookie season in 2013. But Roberts remains confident that the southpaw will return to form this year.

"You can not expect to make 27 starts and be irreproachable," Roberts said. "He'll be fine."