Hyun-Jin Ryu, Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler have the chance to become the first threesome of starters in MLB history to complete this specific season-long task:
The @Dodgers' Walker Buehler won tonight to improve to 11-3 (.786). Meanwhile, Clayton Kershaw is 13-3 (.813) & Hyun-Jin Ryu is 12-4 (.750).
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) August 28, 2019
In NL history, there has never been a team to have 3 pitchers make 25+ starts and finish with a .750+ win percentage in the same season.
Ryu owns the MLB’s 4th-best road ERA (2.55) this season. Tonight’s game will take place in Arizona.
Lowest Road ERA this Season:
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) August 27, 2019
1. Mike Soroka 1.32
2. Jacob deGrom 2.30
3. Max Scherzer 2.33
4. Hyun-Jin Ryu 2.55 pic.twitter.com/iQ5sRZFLRE
His 19 walks in 152.2 IP could land him in some impressive company (if he continues at that pace).
Hyun-Jin Ryu has a chance to finish in MLB's all-time top 50 for BB/9—he's No. 59, with 1.07 BB/9—but it will require passing a man named "Noodles Hahn," who had a 1.06 BB/9 in 1904 and, per SABR, claimed that he never knew why his lifelong nickname was "Noodles." I love it.
— Emma Baccellieri (@emmabaccellieri) August 12, 2019
He may have his innings limited very soon (and most likely won’t be asked to pitch deep into games until the playoffs).
Hyun-jin Ryu might have a start skipped or shortened in September as an effort to limit his workload. Under consideration only for now, Dave Roberts said.
— Eric Stephen (@ericstephen) August 24, 2019
Ryu has pitched 152⅔ innings this year, after 232⅔ total IP from 2015-18.
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