Updated March 29, 2026, 4:11 p.m. CT
The Milwaukee Brewers go for a sequence sweep over the Chicago White Sox on March 29 at American Family Field.
Starter Brandon Sproat might be making his Brewers debut in opposition to Anthony Kay for the White Sox.
Clutch Christian Yelich homer caps unbelievable comeback
How about that for a classic Christian Yelich second?
With the tying run on third and two outs within the backside of the eighth, the gang let loose its loudest roar of the afternoon as Number 22 was introduced because the pinch hitter and strode to the plate.
32,737 made much more noise two minutes later.
Yelich, on a 2-2 splitter that caught approach an excessive amount of plate from Seranthony Dominguez, turned and ripped it excessive and deep to proper for a go-ahead, three-run dwelling run. And he knew it, too.
Yelich, instantly upon making contact, dropped his bat and turned to the Brewers dugout, not even bothering to observe the ball flight. The blast capped a six-run inning that was a part of a 7-2 comeback in whole for the Brewers in opposition to the White Sox bullpen.
The Brewers loaded the bases with one out for Brice Turang, who roped a run-scoring single to left to make it 7-4. After William Contreras popped out in opposition to the newly-entered Dominguez, Luis Rengifo labored a full rely and poked a two-run knock up the center. That introduced the Brewers inside a run and Yelich to the plate for his first profession pinch-hit homer.
Struggles with runners on prolong into center innings
Milwaukee was unable to take a chew out of Chicago’s deficit by way of many of the early and center innings regardless of ample alternatives to take action.
Leadoff runners within the second, fourth and fifth glided by the wayside because the Brewers went 11 straight hitless at-bats with a runner on till the sixth, when Brandon Lockridge poked a single by way of the other discipline to plate Sal Frelick, who had led off it a hustle double.
White Sox teeing off on Brandon Sproat
It simply retains getting worse for Brandon Sproat, who’s leaving pitches over the center of the plate and never getting them again.
The third White Sox homer within the first three innings got here courtesy of Everson Pereira on a dangling first-pitch sweeper with one out within the third. It was crushed 403 toes to middle, giving the White Sox a homer in every of the primary three frames and a 7-2 lead in opposition to the rookie right-hander.
Sproat lasted all of three innings, laboring by way of 86 pitches.
Brewers cannot get Munetaka Murakami out
The first sequence within the huge leagues for Japanese star Munetaka Murakami could not have gone higher for the White Sox first baseman.
Murakami homered for the third consecutive recreation, lofting a solo shot out to proper to make it a 5-2 White Sox lead within the high of the second. The ball deflected off Sal Frelick’s glove and excessive of the fence for the second lengthy ball off of Sproat.
Two batters later, the White Sox pushed their lead again to 4 runs as Miguel Vargas singled, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on Colson Montgomery’s fifth RBI of the day.
Gary Sánchez will get two again
Starting all three catchers on the roster paid dividends early for Pat Murphy as William Contreras (taking part in at designated hitter) doubled on a 105.0 mph liner to left and Gary Sánchez (first base) walloped a two-out, two-run homer in his first at-bat of the yr.
With two common right-handed hitting starter on the injured listing in Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn, the Brewers must get a bit inventive with their lineups, and are doing so by placing three true catchers within the lineup. Jeferson Quero is beginning and making his MLB debut behind the plate.
Nightmare begin for Brandon Sproat
You could not have drawn up any worse of a begin to Brandon Sproat’s first Brewers outing.
Sproat started the afternoon by strolling the primary two batters he confronted, then went to a full rely on the third, Miguel Vargas. It appeared Sproat had his first out of the sport when Vargas popped a lazy fly to medium-depth middle, however Blake Perkins took three steps within the unsuitable route and allowed the ball to fall for successful.
That loaded the bases for Colson Montgomery, who unloaded them with one swing, a towering present to right-center.
Sproat wanted 39 pitches to get by way of the primary, strolling three earlier than all was mentioned and finished. A strikeout of Edgar Quero for the third out saved him from having to exit, because the bullpen was warming up and that was his final batter.
What time is the Brewers recreation at the moment?
Time: 1:10 p.m.
What channel is the Brewers recreation on at the moment?
TV channel: Brewers.TV.
Brewers 2026 file
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Brewers lineup
- Brice Turang 2B
- William Contreras C
- Luis Rengifo 3B
- Gary Sanchez 1B
- Sal Frelick RF
- Joey Ortiz SS
- Jeferson Quero C
- Brandon Lockridge LF
- Blake Perkins CF
White Sox lineup
- Chase Meidroth 2B
- Munetaka Murakami 1B
- Miguel Vargas 3B
- Colson Montgomery SS
- Austin Hays LF
- Andrew Benintendi DH
- Everson Pereira RF
- Edgar Quero C
- Tristan Peters CF
Brewers schedule
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.
