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| Ryu Hyun-jin of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches. (Photo from Sportsnet) |
[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] SEOUL: Toronto Blue Jays' South Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin will likely make his next start on extra rest, with the club mulling a six-man rotation in the midst of a jam-packed early-season schedule.
Before the Blue Jays took on the New York Yankees in New York on Wednesday (local time), Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo told reporters that the team may give swingman Ross Stripling a start on Friday. If Stripling, who has pitched two innings in relief so far this season, isn't needed much in the final two games of the series against the Yankees, then he could start Friday at home against the Oakland Athletics. "Stripling would be the guy we'd turn to because he's stretched out," Montoyo was quoted as saying by Sportsnet.
The Blue Jays' five-man rotation completed its first turn on Tuesday, and only Alek Manoah, their No. 4 starter, has made it past five innings. He is also the only Toronto starter to have earned a win. Ryu, No. 3 guy behind Jose Berrios and Kevin Gausman, was roughed up for six earned runs on five hits and two walks in 3 1/3 innings against the Texas Rangers in his season debut on Sunday.
