▲Blue Jays-Kikuchi Yusei
The Royals faced the Blue Jays at home on the 9th. Not only did they win 8-4, ending their recent three-game losing streak, but the Blue Jays also interrupted their two-game winning streak. Among them, the Blue Jays Japanese left-hander Yuki Kikuchi Xing was defeated by the Royals in 0.2 games, setting a record for the shortest start of his career in the United States.
Yusei Kikuchi pitched 0.2 innings in this game. He used 45 pitches and only had 24 strikes. He threw 4 walks and allowed 2 hits. He scored 3 points in the first inning, and all 3 points were earned runs. After the game, his ERA rose to 4.44, marking the shortest start of his American career, breaking the record of only one inning against the Rangers on April 27, 2019.
▲ Blue Jays - Guerrero Jr.
Although Yusei Kikuchi retired as a losing candidate, he relied on Zack Collins's 3-inning performance to tie the score with Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s sacrifice fly, and the score went smoothly. After escaping the defeat, Kikuchi also bluntly said about today's performance, "Today's performance was not ideal. I let my teammates down and I am very sad."
▲Blue Jays-Collins
head coach Charlie Montoyo said, "Today's game was very difficult. We have used 8 bullpen pitchers in this game. We have not given up, but for Kikuchi's performance, I can only It means that he is not in good condition today."
