Christian Yelich had five hits, including his 300th career double, and drove in five runs to pace the host Milwaukee Brewers to a 12-5 comeback victory over the White Sox on Friday night, extending Chicago's losing streak to a season-high nine games.
Yelich went 5-for-6 with two doubles and three singles. His second double, the 300th of his 12-year career, keyed a six-run seventh inning when the Brewers went in front 10-5. Yelich also singled home one of Milwaukee's two runs in the eighth.
The Brewers pounded out a season-high 23 hits, and also left 16 on base. Enoli Paredes (1-0) got the win with one scoreless inning of relief.
The White Sox have lost 13 of their past 14 and 15 of 18.
Milwaukee erased a 5-4 deficit with its seventh-inning outburst. Sal Frelick singled to open the frame against Michael Soroka (0-6). After a flyout, Blake Perkins and Brice Turang singled to tie it 5-5. John Brebbia relieved, and William Contreras lined an RBI single. Yelich's two-run double to left made it 8-5.
Jake Bauers added an RBI single, and Frelick later capped the inning with a run-scoring double.
Chicago went in front 5-4 with two runs in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Gavin Sheets and an RBI single by Korey Lee.
Milwaukee scored three in the fourth for a 4-3 lead. Frelick walked, and Joey Ortiz and Perkins followed with back-to-back singles to pull Milwaukee within 3-2. Contreras walked with one out to load the bases and Yelich lined a two-run single to right.
The White Sox erased a 1-0 deficit with three runs in the third inning. Paul DeJong opened with his eighth homer. Corey Julks added a two-run double.
The Brewers scored one in the second when Frelick singled to open the inning and Ortiz doubled into the right field corner.
--Field Level Media
Chi. White Sox | Milwaukee | |
Erick Fedde | Player | Tobias Myers |
No Decision | W/L | No Decision |
5.0 | IP | 4.1 |
8 | Strikeouts | 4 |
9 | Hits | 7 |
7.20 | ERA | 10.38 |
Chi. White Sox | Milwaukee | |
Paul DeJong | Player | Christian Yelich |
2 | Hits | 5 |
1 | RBI | 5 |
1 | HR | 0 |
6 | TB | 7 |
.500 | Avg | .833 |
Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
Chi. White Sox | 9 | 1 | 14 | .265 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Milwaukee | 23 | 0 | 28 | .511 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 |