(WNFL) – The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 Saturday night at American Family Field in Milwaukee and will go for the series sweep Sunday afternoon.
The Brewers went up 3-0 in the first inning on a run-scoring single by Christian Yelich and then a 2-run single by Garrett Mitchell.
Yelich drove in the Brewers’ fourth run with a soft single in the second inning.
The White Sox got on the board in the fourth inning on a home run by Munetaka Murakami.
The Brewers got their final 2 runs on run-scoring singles by Brandon Lockridge and Joey Ortiz in the sixth and seventh innings.
Chad Patrick pitched the first 4 1/3 innings for the Brewers, allowing 1 run on 5 hits and a walk while striking out 4.
Aaron Ashby pitched the next 1 2/3 innings to get the win. He walked 2 and struck out 4.
Angel Zerpa, Abner Uribe and DL Hall each pitched a scoreless inning to close out the game.
Sean Burke started and went 4 innings for the White Sox, giving up 4 runs on 7 hits and taking the loss.
The game can be heard beginning with the pre-game show 12:35 on 97.5 and 1360 WTAQ.
Odds and ends: The Brewers are seeking to start a season 3-0 or better for the 10th time in franchise history and for the first
time since going 4-0 to start 2024.
Sweep Home Chicago: The Brewers are looking to sweep the White Sox in a series of at least 3 games for the 11th time in franchise
history…..their last sweep came from 5/31-6/2, 2024 in Milwaukee (3g)…..the team has swept Chicago six times at home and four times on the road.
A Note on Sproat: Brandon Sproat will be making his Brewers debut this afternoon in search of is first Major League win…..Sproat made his big league debut last season with the Mets and went 0-2 with a 4.79 ERA in 4 starts after he was promoted in September.
They’re Out of Our League: The Brewers are 104-58 (.642) since 2022 in Interleague Play, which marks the best record in the Major Leagues.
Put a Sock in It! The Brewers have gone 14-2 in their last 16 games against the White Sox.
Who’s on First? With the absence of Andrew Vaughn, the only right-handed hitters currently on the active roster with big league
experience at first base are veteran Gary Sánchez (7g, 1gs, 16.2 innings) and William Contreras (1.0 inning).
Men of Steal: The Brewers last night produced at least 7 stolen bases in a game for the fifth time in franchise history.
Date/Opponent SB
4/20/25 vs. ATH ……………………………….9
8/29/92 at TOR …………………………………8
4/30/92 vs. TOR ………………………………. 7
9/18/12 at PIT ……………………………………. 7
3/28/26 vs. CWS …………………………… 7
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