{"id":647754,"date":"2026-03-28T01:50:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T01:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/647754\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T01:50:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T01:50:18","slug":"brewers-have-tough-act-to-follow-in-game-2-vs-white-sox-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/647754\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers have tough act to follow in Game 2 vs. White Sox – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chad Patrick has a tough act to follow when he takes the mound for the Milwaukee Brewers against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Patrick, 3-8 with a 3.53 ERA last season, will be opposed by right-hander Sean Burke, 4-11 with a 4.22 ERA in 28 games, including 22 starts.<\/p>\n

Both teams were idle Friday after the Brewers pounded out a 14-2 Opening Day victory Thursday behind a dominant performance by starter Jacob Misiorowski.<\/p>\n

Misiorowski, named to the All-Star team last season after just five major league starts, gave up a game-opening homer, but allowed only one hit over the rest of his five-inning, 94-pitch outing. His 11 strikeouts were an Opening Day franchise record, three more than the prior Brewers record.<\/p>\n

Sal Frelick and Jake Bauers homered as the Brewers collected 12 hits and drew 10 walks. Milwaukee pitchers also combined for a franchise-record 20 strikeouts, tying a major league record for a nine-inning game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s only one game, but I think there was enough relentlessness and pressure,\u201d Brewers manager Pat Murphy said afterward.<\/p>\n

Chicago starter Shane Smith lasted just 1 2\/3 innings. One of the bright spots for the White Sox was Munetaka Murakami, who had a solo homer in the ninth inning in his major league debut after eight seasons in his native Japan. The 26-year-old left-handed hitter had 246 homers over eight seasons in Japan, including 56 in 2022.<\/p>\n

White Sox manager Will Venable said his team obviously did not play well in the opener, but expects them to bounce back.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese guys, all of last year with tough games, came back and played with an edge, and played competitively and kind of brushed off the day before if it was a bad one,\u201d Venable said. \u201cThese guys will do it, I\u2019m pretty sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patrick pitched better as a rookie last season than his record indicated, striking out 127 in 119 2\/3 innings with 40 walks over 27 games (23 starts). Opponents batted .248 against him.<\/p>\n

The right-hander was solid out of the bullpen in the postseason, allowing just two runs in nine innings over six appearances, striking out 11 and walking one.<\/p>\n

Patrick was 1-1 with an 11.68 ERA in four spring training starts, allowing 16 runs in 12 1\/3 innings and giving up five homers.<\/p>\n

Burke notched his final victory last season in his final June start, then went 0-4 in 12 games (eight starts) the rest of the way.<\/p>\n

He struck out 133 in 134 1\/3 innings, giving up 23 homers. Opponents batted .251 against him.<\/p>\n

Burke was 0-3 with a 4.58 ERA in five spring training games. In his final outing, he allowed two runs on three hits in five innings, striking out six vs. Seattle.<\/p>\n

Despite the lopsided Milwaukee win in the opener, Murphy said the White Sox are improved from the team that lost a modern major league-record 121 games in 2024 and 102 games last season.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are going to say, \u2018Oh, it\u2019s the White Sox,’\u201d Murphy said. \u201cI\u2019m going to tell you something. They\u2019ve got a lot over there. They didn\u2019t show it (Thursday), but they\u2019ve got a lot over there \u2026 They\u2019re going to be a better team than they were in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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