Sox Slip Up: Defense, Pitching, Base Running Need Work

0:00It's March 29th. This is Milwaukee Brewers News today, AI-powered stories from inside your team. Chicago White Sox dropped their second straight game, falling 6-1 against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. After striking out 20 times and walking 10 in the opener, Saturday's loss came down to sloppy defense that let the Brewers jump ahead early and stay there. Defensive miscues piled up from the start, with misplaced fly balls turning into doubles. That throws advancing runners and a throwing error on a. Grounder letting in a run. The shots were officially charged with just one error, but manager Will Vennable called it way sloppier than that, costing them big. Players owned up to the rough start, saying the team is playing hard, but needs to tighten up across the board. Starter. Sean Burr gave up four runs over four innings, mostly unearned thanks to those fielding lapses, and admitted they're capable of much better. Against a solid Brewers squad. Munataka Murakami kept delivering, crushing a 409-foot homer to center in the fourth to

1:05cut the deficit, and Tristan Peters notched his. First big league hit with a double-dat inning, but chances slipped away, like striking out with runners-on and getting thrown out at the plate later. The Brewers tacked on more runs, stole seven bases total, and shut the door. Sox know they got a sharpened defense, pitching, and base running quick to turn the 0-2 start around before it digs deeper.