The Milwaukee Brewers, who have won their last three games after starting the spring on a four-game losing streak, will try to get back to .500 on Friday afternoon as they take on the Chicago White Sox for the second time in a week (and the second of two times this spring).
The Brewers dropped the previous game 5-2 on Sunday afternoon during a split-squad day to the Crew. Akil Baddoo crushed a solo home run, while Andrew Vaughn picked up a pair of singles. Baddoo is not in today’s lineup, but Vaughn will bat sixth as a DH.
Jackson Chourio starts in left field, followed by Brice Turang, William Contreras and Sal Frelick in the cleanup spot. Jake Bauers bats fifth and starts first, followed by Vaughn, Luis Rengifo, Garrett Mitchell and Joey Ortiz. Freddy-Peralta trade acquisition Brandon Sproat gets the start in his spring debut.
Sproat is expected to be followed by righties Easton McGee and Abner Uribe, as well as lefties Drew Rom and Shane Drohan (who was acquired in the Caleb Durbin trade a few weeks ago). This marks Drohan’s spring debut, while McGee, Uribe and Rom have all made one appearance before. Per Todd Rosiak, Sproat and Drohan are each expected to pitch two innings today.
Chicago’s projected starter is right-hander Sean Burke in a split-squad day for the Sox. Since this is a road game for them, most of their lineup consists of role players – including former Brewer Oliver Dunn and Wisconsin native Jarred Kelenic – with a few prospects scattered around.
In other news, Jacob Misiorowski will make his spring debut against Team Great Britain in a World Baseball Classic tune-up game on Tuesday, March 3. That game will be broadcast via an audio feed on the Brewers website.
First pitch is set for 2:10 PM CT. Today’s game will be broadcast on 620 WTMJ in Milwaukee and on the Brewers Radio Network throughout Wisconsin.
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