ST. LOUIS -- Hyun-Jin Ryu had the chance to make his case for a spot in a crowded and talented Dodgers starting rotation on Wednesday night. He made the most of it.
Starting in place of the injured Alex Wood (SC joint inflammation), Ryu needed just 77 pitches to cruise through six innings in the Dodgers' 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. He gave up three hits and the only walk he allowed was intentional.
"During the warmup, when I was doing long tosses in the bullpen, I found out that all my four pitches were working to a pretty good level, so I knew I was going to have a pretty good outing," Ryu said through an interpreter.