Updated March 28, 2026, 10:52 p.m. CT
- The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-1, enhancing their file to 2-0.
- The Brewers’ aggressive baserunning was a key purpose for supervisor Pat Murphy popping out of spring coaching.
- Christian Yelich and Brice Turang every recorded three hits in the victory.
One of supervisor Pat Murphy’s targets popping out of spring coaching was to get his Milwaukee Brewers again to operating the bases aggressively in 2026.
Two video games in they’re doing that after which some, with a 7-for-7 effort on Saturday evening, March 28, serving to pave the best way to a 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox at American Family Field.
Garrett Mitchell, Joey Ortiz and David Hamilton every swiped a pair off ex-teammate Reese McGuire – the catcher was in camp with the Brewers however was launched at his request when it grew to become obvious he wasn’t going to affect the major-league staff after which landed with the White Sox – and Christian Yelich added one other stolen base as Milwaukee completed tied for its third-most steals in a recreation in franchise historical past.
It was the fifth time in franchise historical past Milwaukee stole seven bases in a recreation and the primary time since pilfering a file 9 in opposition to the A’s final April 20.
“The players recognize, ‘Man, we can’t take this for granted,'” stated Murphy, whose staff has outscored Chicago, 20-3, up to now in setting the stage for a possible season-opening sweep on Sunday. “(First base and baserunning coach) Spencer Allen has done a great job understanding where we were and preparing these guys and taking us to another level.
“The emphasis in spring coaching will all the time be on baserunning and protection.”
The Brewers now lead the majors with eight through two games and Hamilton has the most of any player with three as he continues to make a positive impression after having been acquired in a trade with the Boston Red Sox.
“It’s only a credit score to the blokes, a buying-in of how we have now to do it, how Murph desires to play. So, I feel it is nice,” Allen said. “We’ve received an entire clubhouse full of men which can be purchased in and desirous to push it, and it is nice to see.
“It’s a lot of fun.”
Not a lot for the opposing battery, nonetheless.
“I know that not just with me, but any baserunner, they know we’re trying to go,” stated Mitchell. “So anytime someone gets on first, they’re already like, ‘Crap, here we go. Got to pay attention to that.'”
Off to a fast begin
After starter Chad Patrick labored round a two-out single and stroll in the highest of the primary, Brice Turang led off the underside of the inning by doubling off the bottom of the wall in left area.
Turang went to 3rd on a William Contreras comebacker, then consecutive singles by Yelich, Jake Bauers and Mitchell gave the Brewers a 3-0 lead as White Sox starter Sean Burke wanted 29 pitches to finish the body.
Yelich’s hit drove in Turang and Bauers’s hit moved Yelich to 3rd, with Bauers advancing to second on an ill-advised throw in from proper area as Everson Pereira tried chopping down Yelich moderately than hitting the cutoff man.
Mitchell adopted with a two-run single that made it 3-0 after which stole second earlier than the inning fizzled out.
“Early on, it changed the game,” Murphy stated of the heads-up baserunning by Bauers. “Takes that extra base. Now you stay out of the double play, and the base hit scores two.”
With two outs in the second, Turang lofted what turned out to be a bloop double that landed simply contained in the left-field line.
Contreras adopted with a stroll, then Yelich blooped a single to the left of the mound in an 0-2 depend that Burke would have been higher off simply hanging onto.
Instead, he rushed a throw to first and Munetaka Murakami could not corral it cleanly, permitting Turang to scamper dwelling and lengthen Milwaukee’s result in 4-0.
“Proud of the way the guys took their walks, battled with two strikes, put the ball in play a bunch,” stated Murphy. “You’re going to have guys swing the bat great. You’re going to have guys who go through ups and downs. But that stuff never goes away, that fight and that (approach with) two strikes, how to get to first.
“We by no means lose sight of our purpose. Our stats and stuff like that, who cares? That’ll all work itself out in case you’re continuously making an attempt to get to first.”
Chicago strikes back
Murakami unleashed on Patrick’s first pitch in the fourth and ended up with his second home run in as many games, a 409-foot blast out to right-center for the Japanese export.
Tristan Peters, a former Brewers farmhand, collected his first major-league hit two batters later when Mitchell couldn’t come up with his sinking liner to left-center, but Patrick stranded him at second.
Murphy pulled Patrick after Chase Meidroth’s one-out double in the fifth, and after issuing a walk to the first batter he faced Ashby got Hays to tap out and then struck out Murakami to keep it a 4-1 game.
In 4 ⅓ innings, Patrick allowed five hits, the lone run and a walk with four strikeouts in his 74-pitch outing.
“I positively needed to remain in,” Patrick said. “But simply type of understanding the state of affairs, it isn’t like spring coaching the place you may simply return in and are available out – it is moreso build up from there. I felt like I commanded it.
“There were a couple at-bat that I let get away from me in the sense of being 0-2 to 3-2, but I felt like I threw it well.”
Milwaukee retains the strain on
Hamilton drew a one-out stroll in the sixth, stole second and scored one batter afterward Brandon Lockridge’s single to heart to make it 5-1.
Angel Zerpa entered for the seventh and after Colson Montgomery singled with two outs, Austin Hays lined a double to left that Lockridge initially overran.
He received again to the ball shortly, nonetheless, and fired a strike to cutoff man Ortiz, who in flip fired a strike dwelling to throw out a sliding Montgomery and preserve Chicago off the board.
“Sometimes you see those plays,” stated Allen, who additionally works with the staff’s outfielders. “You see one mishap turn into a kick and another bobble. He didn’t panic; good on him. And then he had to hit Joey with an accurate throw. He did that, which allowed Joey to speed it up and make an unbelievable throw to the plate.
“That was a backbreaker, for certain.”
The Brewers finish it off
Milwaukee reached four more times in the seventh against ex-Brewers left-hander Bryan Hudson, with Mitchell starting things off with a one-out single.
He stole second and after Sal Frelick struck out, Ortiz singled him in to stretch the lead to 6-1.
Ortiz would eventually advance to second on a balk, then stole third, with Hamilton then walking and stealing second to leave Milwaukee 7 for 7 in steal attempts against McGuire.
A walk by Brandon Lockridge loaded the bases, but Turang flew out to center.
Ashby struck out four in 1 ⅔ to collect his first win of the season while Zerpa made his Brewers debut, Abner Uribe struck out a pair in his inning of work and DL Hall finished it out with a strikeout and a double-play grounder to end it.
Yelich and Turang each had three hits and Mitchell and Ortiz contributed a pair apiece.
“The child hasn’t performed in a few years, mainly,” Murphy said of Mitchell. “He did some very nice issues. Super proficient. Ortiz was a standout. Two essential knocks up the center, staying brief (with his swing).”
What time is the Brewers game tonight?
Time: 6:10 p.m.
What channel is the Brewers game on tonight?
TV channel: Brewers.TV.
Brewers 2026 record
2-0.
Brewers lineup
- Brice Turang 2B
- William Contreras C
- Christian Yelich DH
- Jake Bauers 1B
- Garrett Mitchell CF
- Sal Frelick RF
- Joey Ortiz SS
- David Hamilton 3B
- Brandon Lockridge LF
White Sox lineup
- Chase Meidroth 2B
- Colson Montgomery 3B
- Andrew Benintendi LF
- Munetaka Murakami 1B
- Lenyn Sosa DH
- Tristan Peters CF
- Everson Pereira RF
- Reese McGuire C
- Luisangel Acuña SS
Brewers schedule
Brewers vs. White Sox, March 29, 1:10 p.m.: Milwaukee RHP Brandon Sproat vs. Chicago LHP Anthony Kay. TV – Brewers.TV. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
Brewers vs. Rays, March 30, 6:40 p.m.: Milwaukee LHP Kyle Harrison vs. Tampa Bay RHP Nick Martinez. TV – Brewers.TV. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
Brewers vs. Rays, March 31, 6:40 p.m.: Milwaukee RHP Brandon Woodruff vs. Tampa Bay LHP Shane McClanahan. TV – Brewers.TV and FOX6. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
Brewers vs. Rays, April 1, 12:40 p.m.: Milwaukee RHP Jacob Misiorowski (1-0, 1.80) vs. Tampa Bay RHP Drew Rasmussen (0-0, 1.80). TV – Brewers.TV. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
