‘Finally surpassed the Yankees!’
The Toronto Blue Jays, who are waiting for Ryu Hyun-jin’s return, finally beat the New York Yankees and rose to third place alone in the ‘Fearful Aldong’ (American League East Division).
Toronto won 12-2 in an away game against the Detroit Tigers in the 2023 American Professional Baseball Major League regular season held at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan on the 8th (hereinafter Korean time). He made the 6th (6 points) and 9th (5 points) big innings and sounded the victory ball.
Alec Manoa, the starting pitcher, 토토사이트pitched 6 innings, 5 hits, 8 strikeouts and 1 run, winning his 2nd win (7th loss) of the season. In the batting line, Kevin Kiermeyer swung a bat with 4 hits in 5 at-bats, and table setters George Springer and Bo Bisset led the victory by recording 2 at-5, 1 home run, 3 RBIs, and 3 hits in 6 at bats, respectively.
Toronto entered the last 6 games in the first half and revived by winning 4 games in a row. In the last three home games of the first half, the atmosphere subsided as they were swept by the Boston Red Sox in the same district, but succeeded in turning around by winning 4-3 in an away game against the Chicago White Sox on the 4th. On the 6th, they defeated the Chicago White Sox and doubleheaders 6-2, 5-4. Then he moved to Detroit and won the first game of a three-game series over the weekend.
With this victory, he finally finished third in the Eastern Division of the American League. Marking 49-42, he overtook the New York Yankees (48-41), who lost 0-3 to the Chicago Cubs on the same day. It caught up with the district leader Tampa Bay Rays (57-34) by 7 games and 2nd place Baltimore Orioles (52-35) by 3 games. In the American League wild card race, he was tied for second place with the Houston Astros (49-40).
Toronto will play two more games against Detroit and enter the All-Star break break. Ryu Hyun-jin, who is aiming for a comeback at the end of July, recorded 4 hits, 5 strikeouts and 1 run in 3 innings in a rookie league appearance on the 5th. After adjusting his condition with a single A start on the 10th, he plans to make plans for the future.