'KBO MVP' Paddy must feel wronged! Threw exactly five pitches and took the loss... became a sacrifice in Boston's eight-game winning streak

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The Chicago White Sox suffered a heartbreaking walk-off defeat after a grueling extra-inning battle that went to 13 innings. Eric Paddy (33), the pitcher who dominated the 2023 KBO League while playing for the White Sox, made a relief appearance in a walk-off crisis situation but ended up shouldering the burden of defeat after facing just two batters.

On the 7th (Korean time), the White Sox lost 11-12 to the Boston Red Sox in an away game at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, during the '2026 Major League Baseball (MLB)' season. The White Sox were defeated by Boston, which surged ahead with a powerful eight-game winning streak.

The game was a fierce offensive battle from the start. After the White Sox took early control in the bottom of the 3rd inning with Chase Meadors' two-run home run and Colson Montgomery's RBI double, Boston responded in the top of the 3rd with Connor Wong's two-run homer.

In the 4th inning, a five-all tie was reached after White Sox Sam Antonacci's RBI double and consecutive RBI hits by Boston's Andrew Monasterio and Anthony Seigler. The White Sox regained the lead in the top of the 5th with Bradden Montgomery's two-run RBI hit, but Boston tied the game at 7-7 in the bottom of the 6th with Masataka Yoshida's RBI double and then again in the bottom of the 9th with Willier Abreu's dramatic tying RBI hit, forcing the game into extra innings.

The extra innings were a relentless series of intense plays. After Meadors' two-run home run gave the White Sox the lead in the top of the 10th, Boston tied it at 9-9 in the bottom of the 10th with Monasterio's RBI hit and Seigler's sacrifice fly. The game remained tightly contested through the 11th and 12th innings, with Boston immediately matching any score by the White Sox to keep the game tied.

The outcome was decided in the 13th inning. After failing to score in the top of the 13th, leaving the score at 11-11, Paddy took the mound in the bottom of the 13th. Having won 20 games and claimed the league MVP with the NC Dinos in the 2023 KBO League before returning to the majors, Paddy was entrusted with the critical task of preventing a team loss. Since the trade deadline on the 4th, his role had shifted from starting pitcher to relief pitcher.

However, the situation with no outs and a runner on second base in extra innings was too harsh for Paddy. He got the leadoff batter, Seden Rafahel, out with a ground ball to first base and caught his breath. Next, he intentionally walked Boston's key hitter Abreu with four pitches to load the bases, but then surrendered a heartbreaking walk-off hit to subsequent batter Caleb Durbin, hanging his head in defeat.

Facing just two batters and absorbing a painful loss, Paddy and the White Sox were left with immense regret in this single game. The total number of pitches thrown by Paddy that day was exactly five.

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