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Ryu cools down

August 2, 2014
Los Angeles Dodgers' Hyun-Jin Ryu, of South Korea, reacts as he is sprayed with water by a teammate prior to a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Hyun-Jin Ryu, of South Korea, reacts as he is sprayed with water by a teammate prior to a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

By Lee Kyutae

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin failed to extend his winning streak to four games, despite pitching well on Saturday night at home.  He settled for a no-decision against the lowly Chicago Cubs.

Ryu allowed only two runs over seven inning, but did give up nine hits and failed to protect a 2-1 lead in the seventh inning. He struck out six and issued only one walk.

Ryu’s Japanese counterpart  Tsuyoshi Wada (5 2/3 innings, 6 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts) got off the hook when the Cubs’ rookie second baseman Arismendy Alcantara smashed a game-tying double after two outs in the top of the seventh inning.

Ryu remained at 12-5, but his ERA went down slightly from 3.44 to 3.39.

The Dodgers (63-48) outlasted the Cubs (46-63) 5-2, thanks to Hanley Ramirez’s first career walk-off three-run blast in the bottom of the 12th inning.