The 'Korean Monster', Ryu Hyun-jin of LA Dodgers has started this year's Major League Baseball season with an open day win.<br />Won Jung-hwan reports. <br />South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin started on the mound against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday,… marking the end of Clayton Kershaw's eight-season Opening Day starting streak for the LA Dodgers. <br />And Ryu got off to a winning start, making him the first South Korean pitcher in 18 years to win on the opening day of the MLB season.<br />The last time a Korean pitcher tasted victory on the opening day was back when Park Chan-ho won with the Texas Rangers in 2002.<br />Against the Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium,… Ryu Hyun-jin gave up just one run in six innings, getting eight strike-outs to help the Dodgers win 12-5 in their opening game. <br />After throwing six solid innings in the game,… he said he felt "zero pressure". <br />The 31-year-old is hoping to have a healthy season this year after missing three months with a groin injury in 2018.<br />Meanwhile, Ryu's teammates made the Dodgers' victory even more memorable on Thursday as they set the record for the most home runs in an Opening Day game. <br />The eight home runs also tied a team record for homers in a game which was set back in 2002. <br />Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News. <br />
