Those who follow the stats in MLB know that league ERA leader Hyun-Jin Ryu is having a stellar season for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Korean southpaw lowered his ERA to 1.26 with seven innings pitched against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night where he allowed two runs, neither of which were earned. Though he took a no-decision in the outing, he is 9-1 on the season and leads the National League in wins.
What’s truly incredible about Ryu this season is how absurd his control has been. He has 85 strikeouts and just five walks on the season. Five. Five walks. That’s in 100 innings over 14 starts.
He has not allowed more than two runs or one walk in any of his starts this season. He extended that streak to 14 starts with Sunday’s outing. No pitcher in the last 110 years of MLB history has done that for more than 10 straight starts.
Hyun-Jin Ryu has allowed no more than 2 runs and 1 walk in 14 consecutive starts.
No other pitcher in the last 110 years has done that in more than 10 straight starts.
— Jeremy Frank (@MLBRandomStats) June 17, 2019
One of the main objectives of a starter is to give your team a chance to win every time you take the mound. This streak is the epitome of doing that at an extremely high level.
The Dodgers have gone 10-4 in Ryu’s 14 starts this season. He’s easily the favorite for the Cy Young award at this point.
