Low-trust bullpen: Brewers sweep Sox in 9-7 comeback

Mar 29, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter Christian Yelich (22) reacts after hitting a three-run home run in the eighth inning against the Chicago White Sox at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images | Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Brandon Sproat is likely to be a pretty solid big league pitcher. Especially given how the Milwaukee Brewers organization develops arm talent.

Today, however, was not that day, even if a late comeback rescued Sproat from a loss in his first start as a Brewer. The 24-year-old righthander’s Milwaukee debut registered as something we’re used to out of White Sox prospect debuts: loads of anticipation that gets nipped right in the bud. Nerves may have played a role in the back-to-back walks to Chase Meidroth and Munetaka Murakami to start the game, but the sequence of events that followed was straight out of the White Sox playbook.

First, Miguel Vargas blooped a single in to center field that probably would have been caught had the usually excellent Blake Perkins charged in off the bat. When that kind of thing happens to South Side pitching, you just know what’s coming next. Colson Montgomery swung the bat 83 mph and the ball went boom .

View Link Welcome to the midwest, Mr. Sproat! Similarly, though, lefthander Anthony Kay had some shakiness of his own to work through in his first major league start since 2021, allowing William Contreras to continue his weekend reign of terror with a double down the line before Gary Sánchez tanked one into the left field crowd.