Miguel Vargas and Korey Lee provide some offense, but poor pitching adds another White Sox loss

The Brewers win, 9-3, in a rainy romp trimmed to eight frames

The Milwaukee Brewers put the new guy right to work.

Chicago’s latest signing, Travis Jankowski, started the game with two doubles his way, one from Brice Turang and another from Jackson Chourio, with Chourio’s an RBI. Garrett Mitchell sent one to Jankowski right after that, but lined out. And with a ball that no outfielder would reach, Mark Canha homered to put the Brewers up, 3-0, in the top of the first.

Jordan Leasure, a reliever starting this contest in order to get his work in, did not return for the second inning, instead being replaced by Steven Wilson. Manuel Margot drew a walk to start the half, but Caleb Durbin lined into a double play, and Margot was out at first. Eric Haase followed with a ground out to Miguel Vargas.

Trevor Megill replaced Jared Koenig. The South Siders tried to take advantage with singles from Vargas, Lenyn Sosa and Korey Lee, but nothing came from their effort because Chourio threw Vargas out at home from right field to end the frame.

Things got better for the Sox in the third, when Megill was replaced by Elvis Peguero and Cal Mitchell homered to left field, putting the Sox on the board.

While the top two in the batting order would strike out swinging, Andrew Vaughn kept the inning alive with a walk, followed by Josh Rojas singling to left field. Vargas followed suit with a single driven through shortstop Caleb Durbin, scoring Vaughn and bringing the game within one run.

The White Sox kept pressing in the fourth, as Jankowski walked and stole second base. Lee, joining Vargas in the game as the only Sox with two hits, doubled on a liner to right that scored Jankowski to tie the game.

James Karinchak entered the game for the South Siders and decided walking the Brewers would be a great idea: Durbin, Haase and Turang all in succession. Chourio flew into a force out, but not before Durbin scored to put Milwaukee back on top — and for good.

Prospect Seth Keener came in the game and did what you never want to see a prospect do: immediately walk two batters (Tyler Black, and Oritz). Margot singled and was able to send Black home to make it 5-3. With two Brewers on base both Durbin and Haase sent runners home with ground outs, making it 7-3. Finally, Turang singled to knock Keener out of the box. Andrew Dalquist came in, and Turang bailed the White Sox out with a caught-stealing.

Keener went back out to the mound for the top of the seventh and got it right the second time, retiring the Brewers in order.

Now in the game after a flurry of changes, Nick Maton singled on a line drive and got to second on a wild pitch by Blake Holub. Zach DeLoach also singled on a line drive, but Maton was thrown out at home to end the seventh — the second cut-down in what was a pretty terrible day on the bases for the Sox (and good one for the Brewers, who had five steals in six tries).

Andruw Monasterio doubled with one out off of Garrett Schoenle and Isaac Collins homered, running the score to 9-3. Vinny Capra kept the inning going with a double of his own. Bryce Collins replaced a struggling Schoenle and got Eric Brown Jr. called out on strikes.

Tyler Bryant walked Kyle Teel to start the eighth, and two outs later, Nick Podkul walked. Alas, that wouldn’t be enough to bounce back after being down by six, and with rain starting to fall, the White Sox were handed their 13th loss at the conclusion of the inning.

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