MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
BREWERS vs. WHITE SOX
SUMMARY: Are 182-208 all-time, including 1-0 this season.
at MIL: Are 92-96 all-time, going 4-10 at American Family Field and 88-86 at County Stadium…..the team also went 6-3 as the Seattle Pilots at Sick’s Stadium in 1969…..the teams last met from 7/23-7/25, 2021 with the Brewers taking 2 of 3 games.
at CHI: Are 84-109 all-time, going 22-36 at Guaranteed Rate Field and 62-73 at old Comiskey Park…..are 1-0 this season
We’re Going Streaking!
For the first time since July 19-20, the Brewers have won consecutive games…..the team is looking for its first 3-game winning streak since taking 4 in a row from July 9-16.
Extra Credit
The Brewers have played 3 straight extra-inning games, all 10 innings….. the franchise record for consecutive extra-inning games is four (1999).
Dates Extra Innings
9/15-9/19, 1999 ………….4 games (2-2)
6/29-7/2, 2003 …………..3 games (1-2)
9/21-9/23, 2017 …………..3 games (1-2)
8/8-8/11, 2023 ………….3 games (2-1)
By the Slimmest of Margins
The Brewers last night improved to 23-10 (.697) in 1-run contests…..the Marlins (26-10, .722) are the only team in the Major Leagues with a better winning percentage in 1-run games…..the Marlins and Reds (24) are the only teams with more 1-run wins than the Brewers.
U Da Man!
Abner Uribe last night earned his first Major League save…..he is the sixth pitcher to earn a save for the Brewers in 2023, joining Devin Williams (27), Joel Payamps (3), Bryse Wilson (3), Matt Bush (1) and Elvis Peguero (1).
Better Call Sal
Sal Frelick made his Major League debut on July 22…..since that date, he ranks among the National League leaders in the following categories:
Category Rank
Walks (16) ……………………………………..T2nd
Runs (15) ………………………………………. T8th
OBP (.425)…………………………………….. 10th
RBI (15) …………………………………………T10th
FOX Hunt
In 2 games on FOX, Sal Frelick has hit .833 (5-for-6) with 3 runs, a double, HR, 7 RBI, 2 walks and a sacrifice fly…..the team won both games, which were played on 7/22 vs. Atlanta (MLB debut) and 8/3 vs. Pittsburgh.
Rebel Yeli
In his last 56 games, Christian Yelich has batted .327 (74-for-226) with 41 runs, 9 HR and 39 RBI while he has a .404 OBP/.544 SLG/.948 OPS.
TONIGHT’S GAME: Is game 2 (1-0) of a 9-game, 10-day road trip to Chicago-AL (1-0), Los Angeles-NL (3g) and Texas (3g)…..following this trip and an off day, the team returns to AmFam Field for 5 games in 6 days vs. Minnesota (2g) and San Diego (3g).
IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), OF Garrett Mitchell (left shoulder), OF Blake Perkins (left oblique), 1B Darin Ruf (right knee), RHP Julio Teheran (right hip), 1B Rowdy Tellez (right forearm/left ring finger), LHP Justin Wilson (left lat) and OF Jesse Winker (back) are on the injured list…..Ashby, Mitchell, Ruf and Wilson are on the 60-day IL.
IN THE STANDINGS (135 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days alone or tied at each position in the NL Central standings: FIRST: 82, SECOND: 51,
THIRD: 2, FOURTH: 0, FIFTH: 0…..the team is currently in first place, leading the Cubs and Reds by 2.5 games.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 19-16-2 in series play.
Game 1: 19-19, Game 2: 20-17, Game 3: 20-16, Game 4: 4-2
Sweep Wins (5): vs. NYM (3g, 4/3-4/5), at SEA (3g, 4/17-4/19), vs. KC (3g, 5/12-5/14),
vs. PIT (3g, 6/16-6/18), at CIN (3g, 7/14-7/16)
Sweep Losses (4): at COL (3g, 5/2-5/4), vs. OAK (3g, 6/9-6/11), at MIN (2g, 6/13-6/14), at ATL (3g, 7/28-7/30)
AT HOME: The Brewers are 33-27 at home, going 10-7-2 in series play…..the team went 46-35 at home last season, going 15-8-4 in series play.
ON THE ROAD: The Brewers are 30-27 on the road, going 9-9-0 in series play…..the team went 40-41 on the road last season, going 9-12-5 in series play.
LET’S GO TO THE VIDEO TAPE: The Brewers have made 27 replay challenges this season, going 11-16…..their last challenge (lost) came on 8/6 vs. Pittsburgh as an out call at third base (William Contreras) stood.
TONIGHT’S STARTER: #53 – RHP BRANDON WOODRUFF (3gs, 1-1, 1.65)
WOODRUFF AT A GLANCE: Brandon Woodruff, 30, will be making his fourth start of the 2023 season…..Woodruff last started last Sunday vs. Pittsburgh and took a 4-1
loss (5ip, 4h, 2r, 2er, 0bb, 9k, 2hr, 85 pitches)…..it was his first start since 4/7 vs. St. Louis…..Woodruff was placed on the 15-day injured list on April 11 with right shoulder inflammation, retroactive to April 8…..he was transferred to the 60-day injured list on May 15…..he has gone 9-2 with a 2.29 ERA over his last 21 starts dating back to last season (126ip, 32er)…..Woodruff was selected in the 11th round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of Mississippi State University…..he is under club control through 2024.
LAST SEASON: Woodruff went 13-4 with a 3.05 ERA in 27 starts last season…..he led the team with a career-high 13 wins…..the team went 19-8 in his starts…..he made 15 quality starts…..he held opponents to a .215 batting average with 190 strikeouts in 153.1 innings…..Woodruff missed a month while on the 15-day injured list from 5/30-6/27 with a right ankle sprain and Raynaud’s syndrome affecting his pitching fingers…..he went 8-1 with a 2.38 ERA in 18 starts after coming off the injured list (109.2ip, 29er).
CAREER: Is 42-26 with a 3.14 ERA in 122 games/107 starts (629.2ip, 220er)…..is in his seventh MLB season, all with the Brewers (2017-23)…..was a 2019 and 2021 All-Star.
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 24-9 with a 2.93 ERA in 62 games/55 starts (328.1ip, 107er)…..is 1-1 with a 1.74 ERA in 2 starts this season (10.1ip, 2er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 18-17 with a 3.38 ERA in 60 games/52 starts (301.1ip, 113er)…..is 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA in 1 start this season (6ip, 1er).
CAREER vs. WHITE SOX: Is 0-1 with a 3.46 ERA in 2 starts, both coming in Milwaukee (13ip, 5er)…..had no decision on 8/4/20 (6ip, 8h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 6k, 1hr)…..Brewers lost, 3-2…..took a 3-1 loss in his other start on 7/25/21 (7ip, 5h, 3r, 3er, 2bb, 9k).
CHICAGO WHITE SOX NOTES:
WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE
The Chicago White Sox have won four of their last six games following a 2-11 stretch as they continue a six-game, seven-day homestand tonight vs. Milwaukee.
RHP Jesse Scholtens, who owns a 2.25 ERA (3 ER/12.0 IP) over his last two starts, is scheduled to start for the White Sox.
The Sox are 2-2 on the homestand, winning two of three games vs. the Yankees before suffering a 7-6 loss in 10 innings last night.
Following this three-game series and a day off on Monday, the White Sox play five road games in six days at the Cubs (8/15-16) and Colorado (8/18-20).
The Sox went 2-4 on their last trip to Texas (0-3) and Cleveland (2-1) from 8/1-6 and 2-4 on their last homestand vs. the Cubs (0-2) and Cleveland (2-2) from 7/25-30.
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Jesse Scholtens has made two straight quality starts, allowing one run on three hits with one walk and six strikeouts on 8/1 at Texas and three runs (two earned) on six hits with one walk and six strikeouts over 6.0 IP on 8/6 at Cleveland.
Elvis Andrus is hitting .407/.407/.704 (11-27) with five doubles, one home run, eight RBI, five runs scored and two stolen bases in his last seven games.
Eloy Jiménez is hitting .328/.356/.488 (41-125) with five homers and 20 RBI over his last 34 games.
Yoán Moncada has recorded back-to-back multihit eff orts for the first time this season.
Andrew Vaughn is batting .326/.341/.558 (14-43) with three home runs and six RBI over his last 12 games.
LAST NIGHT’S RECAP
Pinch-hitter Mark Canha hit a RBI double off Jimmy Lambert in the 10th inning, and Milwaukee held on to record a 7-6 victory in the series opener.
The Sox built a 5-2 lead after four innings, but the Brewers scored twice in the fifth and twice in the sixth before the Sox tied the game in the seventh.
Starter Michael Kopech posted a ND, allowing four runs on five hits and five walks over 4.1 IP (96 pitches) … Aaron Bummer suffered his third blown save despite throwing 2.0 scoreless IP with four strikeouts.
Eloy Jiménez went 3-5 with a two-run homer (No. 14) and career-high tying three runs scored, Andrew Benintendi scored twice, Yoán Moncada was 2-5 with double and RBI, and Andrew Vaughn went 2-5 with a RBI.
HURRY BACK DJ!
Longtime White Sox radio analyst Darrin Jackson is recovering from hip replacement surgery performed on Friday morning in Chicago … Jackson is hopeful to rejoin the booth at some point on the upcoming trip or the following homestand.
IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME
On this date in 2021, Tim Anderson hit a game-ending, two-run homer off Zack Britton with one out in the ninth inning as the White Sox defeated the Yankees, 9-8, in front of a crowd of 7,832 at the inaugural “Field of Dreams Game” in Dyersville, Iowa.
After the Yankees scored four runs in the top of the ninth off closer Liam Hendriks (4 ER/1.0 IP), Seby Zavala drew a one-out walk off Britton to set the stage for Anderson’s second career walkoff homer (also 4/26/19 vs. Detroit).
José Abreu hit the first-ever home run in a regular-season game in the state of Iowa, a solo shot off Andrew Heaney in the first … Anderson finished with three RBI and two runs scored, Eloy Jiménez hit a three-run home run in the third, and Zavala hit a two-run homer in the fourth.
It was the most-watched regular-season game since 2005, with 5,903,000 viewers across FOX and FOX Deportes.
DOWN ON THE FARM
Following the acquisition of seven players in six trades from 7/26-8/1, the White Sox farm system currently is ranked 13th in baseball per Fangraphs, up from No. 27 prior to the deadline.
According to the most recent MLB.com rankings, three White Sox prospects rank among the Top 100 in baseball: SS Colson Montomery is No. 17, LHP Noah Schultz is No. 66, and recently acquired C Edgar Quero is No. 87.
Among the Sox trade-deadline acquisitions, Quero is rated by MLB.com as the No. 3 prospect in the organization, LHP Jake Eder is No. 5, RHP Nick Nastrini is No. 6, LHP Ky Bush is No. 9 and C Korey Lee is No. 18.
SS Jacob Gonzalez, the Sox first-round pick (No. 15 overall) in the First-Year Player Draft, is rated No. 4 in the system.
WHITE SOX VS. MILWAUKEE BREWERS
The White Sox and Brewers are meeting during the regular season for just the seventh time since 2002.
The Sox are 17-9 against Milwaukee since 2000.
Milwaukee won two of three games at American Family Field in the last meeting from 7/23-25/21 … the Brewers swept a two-game series in the last matchup in Chicago from 8/5-6/20.
The teams met every season from 1970-97 when Milwaukee played in the American League.
INTERLEAGUE INSIGHT
The White Sox are 264-249 (.515) all-time in interleague play (134-121 at home), the eighth-best record in MLB.
The Sox are 11-19 this season after going 11-9 in 2022 and 14-6 in 2021.
The White Sox rank third all-time with 638 home runs, trailing only Toronto (673) and the Yankees (645).
Eloy Jiménez is a .290/.343/.529 (74-255) hitter with 16 home runs and 46 RBI in 69 career interleague games … Luis Robert Jr. owns a .298/.351/.579 (72-242) slash line with 17 homers and 45 RBI in 65 career interleague games.
STARTING PITCHER – #62 JESSE SCHOLTENS RHP
SCHOLTENS AT A GLANCE
Is scheduled to make his fifth start (19th appearance) of the season with the White Sox.
Owns a 2.41 ERA (5 ER/18.2 IP) and 18 strikeouts over his last seven appearances (two starts) …. has made a quality start in each of his last two outings (3 ER/12.0 IP).
Is limiting left-handed hitters to a .185 (15-81) average with nine walks, 18 strikeouts, and no home runs in 2023 … is one of eight American League pitchers who hasn’t allowed a home run to a lefty this year (min. 90 PA).
Has held opponents to a .172 (10-58) average with four walks and 10 strikeouts in his first inning pitched.
Became the first rookie to start a game for the White Sox this season on 5/27 at Detroit.
Made his MLB debut on 4/7/23 at Pittsburgh, a day after his 29th birthday, allowing one run on three hits with two walks and four strikeouts over 3.0 IP in relief.
Signed a MiLB contract with the Sox on 12/20/22 … had his contract selected on 4/7, was optioned to Class AAA Charlotte on 4/13 and recalled on 5/22.
Was originally selected by San Diego in the ninth round of the 2016 draft out of Wright State (Ohio) University.
LAST START
Did not factor in the decision on 8/6 at Cleveland after registering his second straight quality start … allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits (one home run) with one walk and a career-high tying six strikeouts over a career-high tying 6.0 IP … surrendered a two-run home run to Gabriel Arias in the fi fth inning.
Exited in the seventh inning with the Sox trailing, 3-2 … Chicago won, 5-3, with a ninth-inning comeback.
Owned a 69.6 first-strike percentage and 12.5 swinging-strike percentage (13 swing and misses) vs. 23 batters … threw 41 four-seam fastballs (93.6 mph avg; 95.6 mph max), 29 sliders (85.2 avg; 86.8 max), 19 curveballs (75.3 avg; 76.5 max) and seven changeups (85.7 avg; 86.2 max) … threw a career-high 96 pitches (69 strikes).
IN THE ZONE
Is 0-2 with a 2.41 ERA (5 ER/18.2 IP) in his last seven games (two starts), holding opponents to two earned runs or less in all seven with three scoreless eff orts.
Has tallied a career-high six strikeouts in consecutive starts, and recording at least two strikeouts in each of his last four outings.
Owns a 69.2 first pitch strike percentage, ninth-highest in MLB (minimum 50. IP).
Is looking to become the third White Sox pitcher (minimum 50.0 IP) since 1988 to own a 70.0-plus first pitch strike percentage, joining Liam Hendriks (71.4, 2021) and Bobby Jenks (71.8, 2008).
START ‘EM UP
Is 0-1 with a 3.48 ERA (8 ER/20.2 IP), .304 (24-79) opp. average, four walks and 16 strikeouts in four starts (two quality) compared to a 1-3 record with a 2.76 ERA (9 ER/29.1 IP), .213 (23-108) opponents average, 10 walks and 19 strikeouts in 14 relief appearances this year.
Has started in each of his last two outings, going 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA (3 ER/12.0 IP).
ROOKIE WATCH
Ranks among MLB rookie leaders (minimum 50.0 IP) in first pitch strike percentage (3rd, 69.2), ERA (9th, 3.06) and walks per 9.0 IP (10th, 2.52).
Ranks among American League rookies (minimum 50.0 IP) in first pitch strike percentage (3rd), ERA (6th), BB/9 (8th) and WHIP (8th, 1.22).
2023 SEASON REVIEW
Has made 18 appearances (four starts) for the White Sox this year, allowing 20 runs (17 earned) over 50.0 IP (3.06 ERA) … has struck out 35 batters and walked 14,
allowing seven home runs (1.26 HR/9).
Earned his first career win on 6/25 vs. Boston after spinning 4.0 scoreless IP, allowing two hits with one walk and three strikeouts.
Recorded career highs in strikeouts (six) and IP (6.0) on 8/1 at Texas.
VS. MILWAUKEE BREWERS || INTERLEAGUE
Is scheduled to make his first career appearance against the Brewers.
Will be his 14th different team faced and fifth different team starting against in 2023.
Is 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA (3 ER/8.0 IP), .258 (8-31) opponents average, three walks and eight strikeouts in four interleague appearances this year.
