White Sox allow 23 hits to Brewers in 9th straight loss originally appeared in NBC Sports Chicago
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich had five of Milwaukee’s 23 hits and drove in five runs, and the Brewers cruised to a 12-5 victory over the major league-worst Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
Brice Turang, William Contreras and Sal Frelick had three hits for the NL Central-leading Brewers, who have won four of their last five games. Yelich doubled twice.
The White Sox have lost a season-high nine games in a row and 13 of 14, falling to 15-43. Michael Soroka fell to 0-6 when he was charged with three runs in an inning of relief.
The game featured four lead changes in the first 4 1/2 innings before the Brewers, trailing 5-4, opened the game with a six-run seventh inning.
After an RBI single by Turang tied the game, Contreras gave the Brewers a 6-5 lead with a right-handed single from John Brebbia. Yelich immediately followed with a two-run double.
Jake Bauers added an RBI single from Brebbia and Frelick followed by an RBI double from Jared Shuster.
With Milwaukee up 1-0, Chicago took a 3-1 lead in the third off Milwaukee starter Tobias Myers. Paul DeJong hit his team-leading eighth homer, capping a 1-for-13 streak, and Corey Julks hit a two-run double.
Milwaukee took a 4-3 lead in the fourth inning by scoring three runs off Chicago starter Erick Fedde, including two on a single by Yelich.
Fedde, who pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings in his last start against Baltimore, allowed four runs in five innings. Myers allowed five runs in 4 1/3 innings.
Enoli Paredes (1-0) took the victory in relief.
TRAINER’S ROOM
White Sox: INF Lenyn Sosa has been recalled from Triple-A Charlotte. Opted INF Bryan Ramos to Charlotte.
Brewers: Activated 1B Rhys Hoskins from IL. Option INF/OF Owen Miller to Triple-A Nashville.
NEXT
White Sox LHP Garrett Crochet (5-5, 3.68 ERA) faces Brewers rookie LHP Robert Gasser (2-0, 1.96 ERA) in the second of the three-game series. Crochet struck out 11 batters in six innings in his last start, against Baltimore. Gasser pitched six scoreless innings in his last start, against the Cubs.
