It’s an ace’s job to stop their team from spiraling when the tough losses pile up, and
It seemed surprising that Ryu was lifted after just 86 pitches, given how sharp he looked, but Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said that change was due to game flow, not Ryu himself. Montoyo planned to send his ace back out for the seventh, but the top half of the frame stretched on, including an Orioles pitching change, so they went to the bullpen instead with Ryu getting cold.\n\n“Ryu, for sure, was ready to pitch 100 today,” Montoyo said.\n\nThe bullpen needed this from Ryu, too, as Toronto’s starting rotation has averaged just under 4 1/3 innings per start through the first 18 games of the season. The Blue Jays have weathered that subpar performance thanks in large part to the young starters who have converted to relief roles, handling multiple innings at a time. But that can only be so sustainable.
Ryu came into Monday’s outing with an uncharacteristic nine walks in 20 innings of his Blue Jays tenure, but he’s stepped back into his old self since the calendar flipped to August. Outfielder
After seeing just six pitches in each of the first and second frames, the Blue Jays rapping six hits in the third was a much better strategy.\n\n