Judo’s Kim Min-jong “got stronger” in the unlimited weight class

Judo’s heaviest division, the men’s 100 kilograms and above, doesn’t have a weight limit.

As a result, heavyweights try to gain as much weight as possible without compromising their health.

Such is the case with Kim Min-jong (Yangpyeong-guncheong), the Korean national judo team’s men’s middleweight.

With the help of his parents, who own a butcher shop in Mazang-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, he gained weight as a child by eating all the good cuts of meat he could get his hands on.

He continued to do so after becoming a national athlete. His “official” weight according to the Korean Judo Federation is 130 kilograms, but few people know his actual weight.

“I rarely weighed myself after I exceeded 100 kilograms in the sixth grade,” he said.

A naturally gifted athlete, Kim performed well in international competitions even without weighing himself.

At the 2019 World Championships while still a student at Boseong High School, he defeated some of the world’s top athletes to win a bronze medal.

It was earlier this year that he decided to make a change.

“I was thinking about what kind of preparation I need to do to perform well at the Asian Games and the 2024 Paris Olympics (next year),” Kim told Yonhap after completing the official training for the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games at the Linfu Gymnasium in Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. 카지노사이트 “I have better flexibility than Western players, but I lack strength, and I realized that I need to play with a balanced body to enhance my strengths and minimize my weaknesses.”

He immediately worked to lose body fat and build muscle mass. He increased his workouts and started watching his diet.

At some point, his body started to look muscular.

“Actually, I was very worried after I failed to win a medal at Tokyo 2020 because I was eliminated in the round of 16,” Kim said. “I thought that if I trained as I had been doing, I would have the same results at the Hangzhou Asian Games and the Paris Olympics.”

“In the past, if I had a nagging injury, I would take a break from training, but things have changed a lot,” he said. “This is the first comprehensive international competition I’m competing in after changing my mindset. I will compete with a heavy heart of representing Korea rather than having fun,” she emphasized.

Kim Min-jong, the reformed judo heavyweight champion, will go for gold at his first Asian Games on Saturday. 슬롯

Jeon Woong-tae, Lee Ji-hoon, and other men’s modern pentathletes advance to the finals

All four members of the men’s modern pentathlon team at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games qualified for the final.

Jeon Woong-tae (Gwangju Metropolitan Government) earned 1,146 points to finish third out of 15 athletes in Group A of the men’s modern pentathlon semifinals at the Hangzhou Asian Games at the Fuyang Throat Sports Center in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday.

The modern pentathlon, in which a single athlete competes in fencing, swimming, equestrian and laser run (athletics plus shooting), features a fencing ranking round on the first day, followed by a semifinal round to narrow the field to 18 for the final.

After the men’s and women’s fencing ranking rounds on the 20th, the women’s semifinals, which were scheduled for the 21st, were not held as there were only 19 competitors, while the men selected 18 of the 29 competitors for the final on the same day.

Jung Jin-hwa (LH), who competed in Group A of the men’s semifinals alongside Jeon Woong-tae, finished fifth with 1,127 points and qualified for the final.

In Semifinal B, Seo Chang-wan (Jeonnam-do) and Lee Ji-hoon (LH), the top-ranked fencer in the round robin, finished second and third with 1,137 points.

The men’s and women’s pentathlon finals will be held on the 24th, a day after the opening ceremony on the 23rd, to determine both the individual and team medals.

Jeon Woong-tae will look to win his second straight men’s individual title after the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games, while Lee Ji-hoon, who won silver at that event, will also be among the favorites for gold.

Kim Sun-woo (Gyeonggi-do), Kim Se-hee (BNK Savings Bank), Sung Seung-min (Korea Gymnastics University) and Jang Ha-eun (LH) will compete in the women’s event. 토토사이트

Lee Kang-in, a member of Hwang Sun Hong Ho, “I’m proud of my teammates…I’m also sorry”

Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), the “future of Korean soccer” who finally joined Hwang Sun-hong, emphasized that he was proud of his teammates’ performance, which saw them score a whopping 13 goals in two games.

“First of all, I’m proud, it was very good,” Lee said when asked by reporters about the first and second matches of the Hangzhou Asian Games Men’s Football Group E on Sunday afternoon before the team’s training session at the Jinhua Sports Center Stadium auxiliary pitch in Zhejiang Province, China.

South Korea, which is seeking its third straight title at the tournament, defeated Kuwait 9-0 in the first game and Thailand 4-0 in the second.

Lee Kang-in, who joined the squad just before kickoff in the second game, watched from the stands at the Jinhwa Sports Center Stadium.

“I felt very sorry for my teammates. I’m excited to be able to join the team,” he said. “We’ll talk a lot and try our best to work together to get a good result.”

The last time Lee played as a member of the Hwangs was on June 12 last year in the quarterfinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup against Japan.

After the 0-3 defeat, Hwang and Lee packed up their bags with a lot of disappointment, and they haven’t seen each other since.

That’s because Lee Kang-in’s game had improved so much that he was categorized as an A team resource rather than an age group player.

Since the World Cup in Qatar last winter under former A team coach Paulo Bento, Lee has developed into a two-headed attacker alongside Son Heung-min (Tottenham), making it harder for Hwang to keep him on the bench.

Lee has repeatedly emphasized the importance of playing with his teammates.

When asked about his injury status shortly after arriving in Hangzhou on Nov. 21, Lee said, “It’s a secret.” He didn’t reveal his physical condition today either.

“It’s always the same,” he laughed in response to the question, “It’s important to get up to speed with my teammates sooner rather than later.” “It’s been a while since I’ve played with my teammates, so I need to communicate with them as much as possible,” he said.

He also emphasized that he and coach Hwang Sun-hong share the same goals.

“(The coach and I) talked about the team. “We talked about the team,” he said, “and we talked about the best way to achieve that goal,” he explained.

“He’s going to put me where he wants me to play,” he said, adding, “Right now I have my brothers, my friends, my younger siblings, so we have to work together and try to get a good result.”

When asked about what Luis Enrique and his teammates at world-renowned club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG-France) had to say to him before heading to Hangzhou for the ‘decider’, Lee’s characteristic ‘secrecy’ came through again.

After initially answering, “Nothing!” Lee said, “That’s also a secret,” and walked away from the microphone. 파워볼

Men’s and women’s table tennis beat Thailand in straight sets to top group, reach quarterfinals…

South Korea’s women’s table tennis team swept aside ‘nemesis’ Thailand to top their group and advance to the quarterfinals of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.

The Korean women’s table tennis team, coached by Oh Kwang-heon, defeated Thailand 3-0 with a match score of 3-0 in the second match of the women’s team competition in Group D at the Archer Canal Sports Park Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on Wednesday afternoon.

Korea was represented by Shin Yubin (No. 9-Korean Air), Jeon Ji-hee (No. 33-Mirae Asset Securities) and Seo Hyo-won (No. 60-Korea Horse Society).

Thailand has been the most prominent rising team in Southeast Asian women’s table tennis in recent years, so a tough match was expected.

After a 3-0 win over Pakistan in the morning, Korea swept Thailand to top the group and advance to the quarterfinals.

With their first round victory, they will not face either China or Japan until the quarterfinals.

South Korea will play the winner of the Round of 16 on Thursday.

The tournament’s bracket will be finalized in a draw that will take place after the group stage concludes on Wednesday.

South Korea will be trying to reach the final for the first time in 33 years since the 1990 Beijing Games, where they won the silver medal.

The highly anticipated “return match” between Shin Yoo-bin and Thai hopeful Orawan Paranang (No. 67) was canceled due to conflicting orders.

Shin had lost to Paranang in the round of 16 singles at the Asian Championships in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, earlier this month.

Shin opened with a 3-0 (11-3 11-9 11-5) win over Thailand’s ace Sutasini Sawetabut (ranked 39th).

In the second singles, Jeon Ji-hee defeated Paranang 3-0 (11-4 11-2 11-8), while Seo Hyo-won completed the shutout with a 3-0 (11-9 11-8 11-9) win over Tamolwan Ketkuan in the third singles.

In the second match of the men’s team competition, Joo Se-hyuk’s men’s team defeated Thailand 3-0 in Group C to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals atop the group.

The men’s team will also avoid China and Japan in the quarterfinals.

At No. 1 singles, Lim Jong-hoon (No. 17-Korea Exchange) defeated Sarayut Thancharoen (No. 642) 3-1 (11-7 7-11 11-4 12-10) and Ahn Jae-hyun (No. 38-Korea Exchange) defeated Pakpum Sangguasin (No. 648) 3-0 (11-5 13-11 11-8).

At No. 3 singles, Oh Jun-sung (No. 97-Mirae Asset Securities) defeated CitiSac Nuchichart (No. 645) 3-0 (11-8 11-1 11-7).

Oh, who dropped out of high school late last year at the age of 17, became the youngest Korean men’s table tennis player ever to compete in the Asian Games.

Oh is the son of Oh Sang, who won seven silver and two bronze medals at the Asian Games and one silver and one bronze at the Olympics. 토토

SSG beats Hanwha to snap 4-game losing streak

The shaky SSG Landers swept the Hanwha Eagles to end a four-game losing streak.

SSG came from behind to win 11-6 against the visiting Hanwha Eagles of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on Friday.

With the win, SSG snapped a four-game losing streak and kept the team in third place.

SSG opened the scoring in the top of the first inning when Shin-soo Choo singled to right and scored on an infield single by Guillermo Heredia.

Hanwha turned the tide with a home run after an offensive shift.

After Moon Hyun-bin and Noh Si-hwan drew back-to-back walks in the bottom of the first inning, Chae Eun-sung blasted a three-run home run over the right-center field fence to make it 3-1.

In the third, back-to-back doubles by Kim Tae-yeon and Choi In-ho plated two runs with one out, and two batters later, Park Sang-un hit a two-run double to right-center to make it 6-1.

SSG cut the deficit to 3-6 in the top of the fourth when Han Yoo-seom hit a two-run home run to right center.

In the sixth inning, SSG scored a run on a wild pitch with runners on first and second, and then Choo Shin-soo hit a home run to left center to make it 5-6.

In the seventh, the tide turned.

Heredia was hit by a pitch, Park Sung-eun doubled down the right field line to put runners on second and third with Han Yoo-seom tying the game at 6-6, and Kim Min-sik followed with a bunt single to make it 7-6.

In the next at-bat, Choo Shin-soo’s infield grounder was turned into a fielder’s choice to make it 8-6.

SSG added three more runs in the eighth inning on back-to-back singles by Oh Tae-gon and Han Yoo-seom and a catcher’s error to make it 11-6.

Han went 4-for-4 with four RBIs, including a two-run home run.

In Ulsan, Yoo Kang-nam hit a game-winning three-run homer to lead the Lotte Giants to a 10-3 victory over the Samsung Lions.

Lotte scored the first run in the top of the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Nico Gudrum, before Yoo Kang-nam blasted a three-run homer over the left-center field fence for a quick 4-0 lead.

Samsung got a run back in the top of the second on a double by Ryu Ji-hyuk and an RBI single by Lee Jae-hyun, but Lotte took a 5-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth when Yoon Dong-hee doubled and Jeon Jun-woo singled to left field.

Samsung cut the deficit to 5-3 in the top of the fifth when Kim Sung-yoon hit a two-run triple to right-center field with runners on second and third.

However, Lotte scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth on back-to-back RBI singles by Yoon Dong-hee and Jeong Hoon to take a 7-3 lead, and in the top of the seventh, Jeong Hoon doubled and Ahn Chi-hong singled to left-center to make it 10-3.

Lotte starter Aaron Wilkerson picked up the win, allowing three runs on six hits over six innings.

In Changwon, the NC Dinos defeated the Kiwoom Heroes 2-1 behind two-hit performances from Eric Peddie and Park Gun-woo.

With the win, NC moved back into fourth place by half a game over the KIA Tigers, whose game was canceled due to rain earlier in the day.

In a tight pitching battle between Peddie and Ian McKinney, a single home run by Gun-woo Park was the difference in the game.

NC was unable to capitalize on Kiwoom starter McKinney, drawing two walks and going hitless through the fifth inning.

However, in the bottom of the sixth, after Son As-seop drew a walk, Park Gun-woo stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and lined a low changeup from McKinney for a towering two-run home run for a 2-0 lead.

Kiwoom got one run back in the top of the ninth as Song Sung-moon tripled and Lim Byung-wook singled to left-center, but it was not enough.

NC Peddie struck out 11 in the seventh inning, allowing just two scattered hits and no runs to improve to 17-6 on the season.

Pedi lowered his ERA to 2.28 and moved into sole possession of first place in both categories.

Meanwhile, the KIA Tigers-Dusan Bears game at Jamsil Stadium was canceled due to rain. 안전카지노사이트

1st place LG wins by one point over 2nd place KT…

The top-ranked LG Twins continued their push for the regular-season title with a one-run victory over the second-place KT Wiz in a 104-minute rain delay, the sixth-longest in history.

LG won the visiting KT Wiz 5-4 in the KBO Baseball 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL on Friday at Katie Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea.

LG extended its lead over second-place KT to 6.5 games. KT has lost four straight games and is now one game behind third-place SSG Landers, who also won on the day.

LG pummeled opposing ace William Cuevas, who had a stellar August with five wins and a 0.50 ERA in five games.

With the score tied at 0-0 in the top of the first inning, Moon Bo-kyung led off with a solo home run to center, then made it 2-0 with an RBI single to right by Oh Ji-hwan, a sacrifice bunt by Heo Do-hwan, and an infield grounder by Moon Sung-joo to third on a wild pitch.

LG starter Choi Won-tae gave up a solo home run to Park Byung-ho in the bottom of the second inning to make it 2-1, but the bats came alive in the top of the third.

Back-to-back singles by Austin Dean and Moon Bo-Kyung loaded the bases with no outs, then a sacrifice fly by Heo Do-Hwan and an infield grounder by Moon Sung-Joo plated two runs to make it 4-1.

The game didn’t get any easier. LG cut the deficit to 4-2 in the bottom of the third inning when Choi Won-tae gave up a walk and a stolen base to leadoff hitter Choi Sung-ho and a single to right field to Hwang Jae-gyun.

After KT’s offense in the bottom of the third inning, the game was suspended for 104 minutes due to a sudden downpour, and the game turned into a lull.

In the resumed offense in the top of the fourth inning, LG had back-to-back singles by Hong Chang-ki and Shin Min-jae against reliever Lee Sang-dong, putting runners on first and second with no outs, but they were unable to score as the subsequent batters were silent.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Yoo Young-chan, who was switched from defense to pitch, gave up a home run to left field to KT’s Bae Jae-dae.

Yoo then gave up a walk to Jang Jun-won and a wild pitch to put runners on first and second, and Hwang Jae-gyun hit a single to right to tie the game at 4-4.

The game tilted back in LG’s favor in the top of the sixth inning.

After a leadoff double to left-center by Hong Chang-ki and a sacrifice bunt by Shin Min-jae, Kim Hyun-soo lined a single to right.

KT clung to LG until the end. In the eighth inning, they brought in Park Young-hyun, who leads the league in hits, to try to catch up.

LG didn’t back down either. With runners on first and second in the bottom of the eighth, leading 5-4, they brought in closer Go Woo-seok.

He induced Lee Ho-yeon to ground into an infield single, and LG shortstop Oh Ji-hwan stepped on second base with animal instincts and threw the ball to first base to end the game.

The game stayed close until the end. In the bottom of the ninth, Go Woo-seok gave up a single to pinch-hitter Moon Sang-chul to tie the game, but he got Cho Myung-ho to fly out to shortstop and Hwang Jae-gyun to strike out swinging to end the game.

It was the first time this season that Go Woo-seok pitched more than 1⅔ innings in a game.

LG’s Moon Bo-kyung went 3-for-5 with a home run, one RBI, and two runs scored, while Oh Ji-hwan chipped in with two hits, one walk, and one run scored.

KT’s Hwang Jae-gyun went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs to become the 18th player in the KBO to reach the 2,000-hit milestone, but he was unable to smile as his team lost. 먹튀검증

LG, kt defeat LG in ‘Woojung Battle’ resumed after 104 minutes of suspension…

The LG Twins pulled away from the pack in the battle for first place.

LG scored the winning run in the top of the sixth inning of a 4-4 tie against visiting KT Wiz in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at Katie Wiz Park in Suwon on Friday to secure a thrilling one-run victory, 5-4.

With the win, LG extended its lead atop the standings to 6.5 games over second-place KT.

In a game that was suspended for 1 hour and 44 minutes due to heavy rain, LG used its bullpen to hold off KT’s late rally.

LG took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning when Moon Bo-kyung hit a solo home run to center field and Oh Ji-hwan, who singled to right, scored on a subsequent ground ball.

KT hit a solo home run by Park Byung-ho in the top of the first inning, but LG scored two runs on a sacrifice fly by Heo Do-hwan and an infield grounder by Moon Sung-joo to take a 4-1 lead.

KT scored one run in the bottom of the third inning on a Hwang Jae-gyun RBI single to cut the deficit to 2-4 before the game was suspended due to heavy rain.

When the game resumed after 1 hour and 44 minutes, KT tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the fourth inning on a solo home run by Choi Jae-dae and an RBI single by Hwang Jae-gyun.

However, LG regained the lead in the top of the sixth inning when Hong Chang-ki led off with a double to left-center, followed by a sacrifice bunt and a Kim Hyun-soo RBI single to right field to take a 5-4 lead.

KT had runners on first and second in the bottom of the eighth after Jang Jang-woo doubled and Kim Min-hyuk drew a walk, but LG brought in closer Go Woo-seok early to preserve the one-run victory.

KT, which has lost four straight games, is one game behind third-place SSG Landers.

In Daejeon, SSG Landers, led by Han Yoo-seom, beat the Hanwha Eagles 11-6 to snap a four-game losing streak.

SSG opened the scoring in the top of the first inning when Shin-soo Choo singled to right and scored on an infield single by Guillermo Heredia.

Hanwha answered in the bottom of the first when Chae Eun-sung launched a three-run home run over the right-center field fence to make it 3-1.

In the third inning, back-to-back doubles by Kim Tae-yeon and Choi In-ho plated two more runs, and two batters later, Park Sang-un hit a two-run double to right-center to make it 6-1.

SSG cut the deficit to 3-6 in the top of the fourth inning when Han Yoo-seom hit a two-run home run to right center.

In the sixth inning, they scored a run on a wild pitch with runners on first and second, and then Choo Shin-soo hit an RBI single to left to make it 5-6.

In the seventh inning, the tide turned.

With runners on first and third, Han Yoo-seom singled and Kim Min-sik bunted to make it 7-6, and SSG took an 8-6 lead when Choo Shin-soo’s infield grounder was turned into a fielder’s choice.

SSG added three more runs in the eighth inning on back-to-back singles by Oh Tae-gon and Han Yoo-seom and a catcher’s error to take an 11-6 lead.

Han went 4-for-4 with four RBIs, including a two-run home run.

In Ulsan, Yoo Kang-nam hit a game-winning three-run homer to lead the Lotte Giants to a 10-3 victory over the Samsung Lions.

Lotte scored the first run in the top of the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Nico Gudrum, before Yoo Kang-nam blasted a three-run homer over the left-center field fence for a quick 4-0 lead.

Samsung got a run back in the top of the second on a Ryu Ji-hyuk double and a Lee Jae-hyun RBI single, but Lotte answered in the bottom of the fourth when Jeon Jun-woo drove in Yoon Dong-hee, who had doubled, with a single to left field to make it 5-1.

Samsung cut the deficit to 5-3 in the top of the fifth when Kim Sung-yoon hit a two-run triple to right-center field with runners on second and third.

However, Lotte scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth on back-to-back RBI singles by Yoon Dong-hee and Jeong Hoon to take a 7-3 lead, and in the top of the seventh, Jeong Hoon doubled and Ahn Chi-hong singled to left-center to make it 10-3.

Lotte starter Aaron Wilkerson picked up the win, allowing three runs on six hits over six innings.

In Changwon, the NC Dinos defeated the Kiwoom Heroes 2-1 behind two-hit performances from Eric Peddie and Park Gun-woo.

With the win, NC moved back into fourth place by half a game over the KIA Tigers, whose game was canceled due to rain earlier in the day.

In a tight pitching battle between Peddie and Ian McKinney, a single home run by Gun-woo Park was the difference in the game.

NC was unable to capitalize on Kiwoom starter McKinney, drawing two walks and going hitless through the fifth inning.

However, in the bottom of the sixth, after Son As-seop drew a walk, Park Gun-woo stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and lined a low changeup from McKinney for a towering two-run home run for a 2-0 lead.

Kiwoom got one run back in the top of the ninth as Song Sung-moon tripled and Lim Byung-wook singled to left-center, but it was not enough.

NC Peddie struck out 11 in the seventh inning, allowing just two scattered hits and no runs to improve to 17-6 on the season.

Pedi lowered his ERA to 2.28 and moved into sole possession of first place in both categories.

Meanwhile, the KIA Tigers-Dusan Bears game at Jamsil Stadium was canceled due to rain. 파워볼사이트

Hyun-jin Ryu to try for 4 wins in 7th vs. Oakland…with 4 days off and new catcher

Coming off the second elbow ligament reconstruction surgery of his career, Hyun-jin Ryu, 36, of the Toronto Blue Jays, will attempt to win his fourth game of the season.

The Toronto Blue Jays announced on Thursday (July 4) that Hyun-jin Ryu will be the starting pitcher against the visiting Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) on July 7 at 4:37 p.m. at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif.

Since returning to the big leagues last month after undergoing surgery in June, Ryu has defied expectations and continued to pitch well in every game.

With the exception of being hit in the leg by a batted ball against the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 8, where he only pitched four innings, he has been on a roll, going five innings in each game.

Since his return, he’s gone 3-1 with a 2.48 ERA in six starts.

The pitching was good. He showed off his trademark awl and a variety of pitches for strikes.

On the last two days, he held the Colorado Rockies to two runs in five innings at Coors Field, the “graveyard of pitchers,” to lead the team to victory. A bullpen meltdown prevented him from getting the win.

The outlook is bright against Oakland. Oakland is an underdog with a record of 42 wins and 95 losses this season.

They are in last place in the American League (AL) West, and their chances of making the postseason are gone.

Oakland is last in the AL with a team batting average of .224 this season. Their team OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) is also last at 0.670.

The caveat is that Oakland is in a hitting mood, having recently scored 21 runs in a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels.

The player to watch out for is designated hitter Brent Rooker, who has hit 23 home runs this season.

Despite his lack of accuracy, he has been strong against left-handed pitching this season, with a higher batting average against lefties (.268) than righties (.230).

Infielder Zack Gelbrecht has also been hot lately.

Oakland’s starting pitcher is left-hander JP Sears. He made his MLB debut last year and hasn’t been great this season, going 3-11 with a 4.60 ERA.

In many ways, it’s not a bad environment for Ryu to get a win.

However, the problem is that Ryu has lost a lot of his teammates to injury.

He’ll have to make do with another catcher, especially since his “best friend” Danny Jansen recently went on the disabled list (IL) with a fractured middle finger in his right hand.

Ryu has pitched 292 innings since joining Toronto, including 215⅓ of those with Jansen.

Ryu will have to combine with Alejandro Kirk or Tyler Heinemann, which is daunting because they don’t have much experience working together.

He’s not a fastball pitcher, he’s more of a changeup guy, so the catcher’s lead is important.

That’s not all. Starting infielders Matt Chapman and Bo Bissett, who went down with injuries last month, have yet to return.

They’re not expected to return until July 7 against Oakland.

Their absence leaves a big void for the groundball-inducing pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin.

This will be his first start on four days’ rest since returning from injury. Previously, Ryu took the mound after five or more days of rest.

It will be interesting to see if he can go more than six innings in Oakland for the first time since his return.

In five of his six games since returning, Ryu has lasted just five innings before being pulled in the sixth. He has never thrown more than 90 pitches.

It’s a move Toronto made with his elbow recovery in mind.

The last time Ryu had a quality start (six innings or less) was on May 21 last year against the Cincinnati Reds (six scoreless innings).

Ryu has the added pressure of pitching at a critical juncture for Toronto’s postseason hopes.

Toronto won 7-5 in Colorado on April 4, but the Texas Rangers, the third wild-card team in the American League, also won, keeping the two teams 1.5 games apart.

The Rangers need to finish in the top three wild cards to make the postseason. Oakland is a must-win game. 토토사이트