Brewers at White Sox
The best team in the National League meets the worst in the American League when the Milwaukee Brewers visit the Chicago White Sox on Friday in the opener of a three-game interleague series. The Brewers are winners of 11 of their last 14 games to improve to 36-21 and ascend to the top of the NL Central.
Milwaukee did not drop back-to-back games in May and won their last six series after polishing off a series win over the St. Louis Cardinals with a 3-2 win on Wednesday. "Our team is very together," Brewers right-hander Junior Guerra told reporters after the win. "We're all one. When it comes to a long season, being part of one, being connected, it's a big thing." The White Sox (16-37) are losers of four in a row and six of seven after wrapping up a six-game road trip by getting swept in Cleveland by a combined score of 25-10. Chicago will try to snap the slide behind left-hander Hector Santiago while Milwaukee counters with righty Chase Anderson on Friday.
TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, FS Wisconsin (Milwaukee), NBCS Chicago
PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers RH Chase Anderson (4-3, 4.42 ERA) vs. White Sox LH Hector Santiago (1-2, 4.87)
Anderson was bailed out by his offense and did not factor in the decision against the New York Mets on Saturday, when he was ripped for five runs on seven hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings in a game Milwaukee went onto win 17-6. The 30-year-old posted his lone quality start of May in the previous turn, when he allowed two runs over six innings in a win over Arizona. Anderson won his lone previous start against Chicago and is 5-2 with a 2.93 ERA in 13 career interleague games - 12 starts.
Santiago tossed a scoreless inning out of the bullpen on Monday but is making his regular turn in the rotation on Friday. The 30-year-old earned a win at Detroit in his last start on Saturday, scattering three runs - two earned - and seven hits across five innings. Santiago is making his second career start against the Brewers and is 1-5 with a 4.10 ERA in 23 career interleague games - 14 starts.
WALK-OFFS
1. White Sox 2B Yoan Moncada struck out 10 times in his last four games and is up to 71 in 45 games this season.
2. Brewers OF Christian Yelich recorded multiple hits in five of his last six games and scored 10 runs in that span.
3. Milwaukee CF Lorenzo Cain is 1-for-12 over the last three contests.