My Twin City Thunderchickens finished their nine-game series with Rob Moore’s Chicago Highlanders this morning. If you remember, Ryu came through with a complete game no-hitter in Game 4 after we lost the first three games.
Well, it was a little frustrating. Rob’s Highlanders were unable to score (or hit) early but they still were able to get the job done.
- Game 5: Thunderchicken’s Francisco Liriano has a no-hitter broken up in the sixth inning. We eventually lose 7-2.
- Game 6: The Highlanders are hitless against Tanner Roark until the sixth inning. We lose 2-1.
- Game 7: Twin City’s Homer Bailey doesn’t give up a hit until the seventh inning. We lose 3-2.
The Highlanders broke tradition in Game 8 by getting a hit in second inning of Game 8. They won that game 6-3.
In the last game of the series, we brought out Hyun-jin Ryu who won the only game of our series and the home fans were anxious to see a repeat performance. He didn’t pitch a no-hitter but he came close. He pitched a complete game shutout giving up just six hits.
For the month, Hyun-jin Ryu has stats worthy of IAL’s Pitcher of the Month. He was 2-1 giving up just 2 runs and 9 hits in 25 innings.
