Hyun Jin Ryu was lifted after allowing two runs in three innings Saturday against the Rays.
This wasn’t a planned early exit, but the Rays were hitting Ryu pretty hard and the Jays thought their bullpen would give them a better chance the rest of the way. Ryu had good velocity today, but he got just three missed swings and eight of the 15 balls in play against him left the bat at over 95 mph. Ryu ends the regular season 3-3 with a 3.46 ERA in 52 innings over 11 starts. It might be enough to get him a two-year deal as a free agent. First, though, he’d like to pitch in some postseason games.