How can he be so unlucky? Eric Peddy (31) of the Chicago White Sox is struggling as a lonely ace in a team that has no solution.
Peddy started in an away game between the Detroit Tigers and the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan on the 22nd (Korea time) and threw 92 pitches in seven innings, allowing five hits (one home run), one walk, three strikeouts, and two runs.
He pitched seven innings for the fourth time this season to lower his ERA from 3.09 to 3.05, but failed to smile. He ended up losing his second game (five wins) this season thanks to just one point of assistance from the batters.
Peddy, who overcame the crisis with two outs and runners on first and second in the bottom of the first inning, was hit by Justin-Henry Malloy with one out in the bottom of the second inning and was hit by Carson Kelly's 84.3 mph (135.7 km) sweeper in the middle of the four pitches, allowing a two-run home run to the left.
Afterwards, he pitched impeccably. He allowed a hit to first batter Riley Greene at the bottom of the third inning, but ended the inning with Mark Canha grounded out to second and Gio Urshela hit into a double play to third. He finished the inning with three outs from the fourth to the seventh inning.
Though he was nervous at the beginning of the game, he pitched perfectly with 53 pitches and an average of 10.6 pitches in the third to seventh innings. The problem was to support the batters. Despite Peddy's good pitching, the batters only gave up one run thanks to Tommy Pham's solo shot in the fifth inning. Throughout the game, the White Sox had six hits, but even that was sporadic and scored only one run.
Last year, he played 180 ⅓ innings in 30 games in the KBO League with a powerful weapon called "Swiffer," and ended an overwhelming season with 20-6 losses, ERA 2.00, and 209 strikeouts, and was named MVP of the season along with a three-time pitcher. He started showing keen interest in the big leagues again, and signed a two-year, 15-million-dollar contract with the White Sox.
Although he is doing enough for his value, he is often crying due to terrible bad luck. In particular, Peddy gave one run in six innings against the Minnesota Twins on April 24, six scoreless ⅓ against the Baltimore Orioles on April 26, and Peddy, who failed to record a win even after allowing one run in seven innings against the Seattle Mariners on the 11th, lost two runs on the day and eventually took the loss.
Given the White Sox's situation, it is hard to judge that the situation is temporary. The White Sox currently have 20 wins and 57 losses and 0.260, which is the lowest among the 30 teams. 사설 토토사이트
His team's batting average is 0.219, which is at the bottom of the 30 teams, and his team's on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) is 0.282 and 0.763 among the main players. He has contributed the most among the team's starting pitchers by ranking first in both multiple wins, ERA, and innings, but he is suffering from his support for his team's batters, which is hardly resolved.