Former KBO right-handed pitcher Eric Feddie (Chicago White Sox) continued to pitch well despite his team’s poor record and transfer speculation.
The right-hander pitched 6 1/3 innings of two-run ball, allowing three hits, two walks, and five strikeouts against the visiting Texas Rangers of the MLB Baseball World Series 2024 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Wednesday.
While Pedi did not record a win in the game, which dropped his team to 3-4, he improved his value by lowering his season ERA to 2.98 from 2.99.
He also extended his streak of five or more innings pitched to 13 games, dating back to May 10 against the Cleveland Indians.
Peddy tossed scoreless first and second innings before giving up a run in the bottom of the third to take a 1-0 lead. He gave up a solo home run to Marcus Simien to lead off the inning.
But he retired the next two batters, Corey Seager and Josh Smith, on back-to-back swinging strikes to end the inning, and then struck out the side in the fourth to keep the momentum going.
Peddy gave up a tying solo home run to Leandro Taveras in the top of the fifth inning with a 2-1 lead, but retired the side in order again in the sixth, and was pulled after giving up a walk in the top of the seventh with the score tied 2-2.
The White Sox took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the ninth when Jonah Heim singled with runners on first and third. Then, with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning of a 3-3 extra-inning tie, he gave up a single to left field to Wyatt Langford.
The White Sox, last in the American League Central, have lost eight straight games.
The White Sox are a disastrous 27-75 for a .265 winning percentage this season.
They are 23.5 games behind the fourth-place Detroit Tigers in the division.
The White Sox have effectively given up on the season.
In the midst of all this, Pedroia has been “going it alone.
He’s eighth in the American League in ERA, tied for 22nd in wins (7-3), and tied for 12th in batting average (.223).
Some expect the White Sox to trade Peddy after giving up on him this season.
A team with a postseason push and a need for starting pitching would be a good target.
Peddie’s ridiculously low price tag could make many teams salivate.
Peddy returned to the big leagues last year after a stellar season with the NC Dinos in the KBO, signing a two-year, $15 million contract with the White Sox.
His salary for this year and next is $7.5 million ($10.4 million).
It’s a modest price compared to the $10 million or more that core starting pitchers in the big leagues are paid. 토토사이트