Brewers Defeat White Sox 6-1, Improve to 2-0

Milwaukee, Wisconsin – The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Saturday night at American Family Field, improving to 2-0 on the season and positioning themselves for a potential three-game series sweep in Sunday's finale.

The Brewers jumped out to a commanding lead early, scoring three runs in the first inning. Christian Yelich opened the scoring with an RBI single, driving in Brice Turang from second base. Yelich later advanced to third on a single by Jake Bauers, setting the stage for Garrett Mitchell's two-run single to center field that made it 3-0. Milwaukee added another run in the second when White Sox starter Sean Burke fielded a checked-swing dribbler from Yelich but threw wildly to first, allowing Turang to race home from third and extend the lead to 4-0.

The White Sox responded in the fourth inning with a solo home run by Munetaka Murakami, who led off the frame against Brewers starter Chad Patrick. The Japanese slugger, who signed a two-year, $34 million contract with Chicago in December after eight seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball, has now homered in each of his first two major league games. His blast accounted for the White Sox's only run...