 recording one out in the sixth to earn the win. Joakim Soria, Bruce Rondon and Nate Jones each followed with a hitless inning.Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer for the Brewers, whose lead over the second-place Cubs in the NL Central dropped to three games.Anderson is 10 for 26 in his last five games with four homers, 10 RBIs and seven runs scored.Brewers starter Chase Anderson (4-4) allowed four runs and five hits through 5 2/3 innings in a second straight rough outing.White Sox starter Hector Santiago gave up three runs on five hits and five walks before being replaced by Chris Volstad with one out in the fourth and the game tied at 3. Volstad tossed 2 1/3 hitless innings.Braun homered to right-center in the first with Yelich on first to put Milwaukee ahead 2-0.The Brewers extended their lead to 3-0 in the third on Hernan Perez's sac fly to center.The White Sox tied it with three runs the bottom of the inning.Adam Engel led off with a double, then scored on Charlie Tilson's single. Tilson came home when Brewers third baseman Travis Shaw threw wide after fielding Trayce Thompson's grounder. Thompson advanced to second on the error and scored on Moncada's single.WELCOME BACKWhite Sox reliever Danny Farquhar, who had a brain hemorrhage during a game on April 20, threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Joined by his teammates, family and medical caregivers on the infield, the Farquhar made a low-and-away toss to fellow reliever Jones as the crowd of 20,004 and the Brewers gave him in a standing ovation.It was the first time Farquhar threw a baseball since he suffered the ruptured aneurysm, underwent surgery and spent 18 days in the hospital. Farquhar won't pitch again this season, but has been cleared to start throwing.ROSTER MOVESMilwaukee recalled INF/OF Ji-Man Choi was recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs. Choi has had two previous stints this year with the Brewers, hitting .267 with a solo homer in 17 plate appearances. ... Milwaukee outrighted C Jett Bandy to Triple-A after designating him for assignment last week.TRAINER'S ROOMBrewers: RH starter Zach Davies was placed on the 10-day disabled list with right rotator cuff inflammation. The move is retroactive to May 30, when Davies allowed five runs over five innings in a 6-1 loss to St. Louis. Davies, who spent three-plus weeks on the DL in May for the same injury, is 2-5 with a 5.23 ERA after going a team-best 17-9 last year. Manager Craig Counsell expects Davies' return to the DL to be short. ... 1B Eric Thames (torn ligament in left thumb) took batting practice at the team's spring training facility in Phoenix on Friday for the first time since undergoing surgery on April 27. He could begin a rehab assignment next week.UP NEXTBrewers RHP Jhoulys Chacin (3-1, 3.69) faces White Sox righty James Shields (1-5, 4.54) on Saturday. Chacin allowed five runs in 6 1/3 innings against the Mets last Sunday in a no-decision, but is 3-0 with a 2.90 ERA in his last nine starts. Shields hasn't won through 11 starts since opening day at Kansas City.---For more baseball coverage: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
White Sox look for inspiration from Farquhar vs. Brewers 6h ago• 2 min read The Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers will throw at least a couple hundred pitches during Friday night's series opener at Guaranteed Rate Field.However, the most important pitch of the game will not count in the box score.White Sox relief pitcher Danny Farquhar is scheduled to throw the ceremonial first pitch before the game. A 60-foot, 6-inch toss from the mound used to be commonplace for the 31-year-old, but now it represents the latest step in his recovery from a life-threatening brain hemorrhage.Six weeks ago to the day, Farquhar was standing in the White Sox dugout when he suddenly became ill and collapsed. He was rushed by ambulance to Rush University Medical Center several miles from the stadium, and doctors performed surgery to relieve swelling in his brain.Teammates prayed and hung Farquhar's No. 43 jersey in the bullpen while he fought for his life. He has made swift progress since that point and is now at home recovering with his family. Although doctors have ruled out his return for this season, he hopes to pitch again.On Friday, at least for a moment, he will."None of us in here knew what to expect, and to be where he's at today, it's a miracle," fellow White Sox reliever Nate Jones told mlb.com earlier this month after visiting with Farquhar. "It's pretty awesome to see. He's a moving, functional human being. He's Danny." Chicago (16-37) could use a reason to smile these days. The White Sox have dropped four games in a row and six of their past seven.The picture is far better for Milwaukee (36-21), which has seized first place in the NL Central. The Brewers have won five of six and eight of 10 as they visit Chicago.A 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday gave Milwaukee six straight series wins."Our team is very together," Brewers right-hander Junior Guerra told mlb.com. "We're all one. When it comes to a long season, being part of one, being connected, it's a big thing." White Sox left-hander Hector Santiago (1-2, 4.87 ERA) will try to stop the surge when he takes the mound for his sixth start of the season. The 30-year-old has struck out 18 batters in his last 20 1/3 innings while posting a respectable 3.54 ERA during that span.In his only career start against Milwaukee in 2016, Santiago allowed three runs in 5 1/3 innings for a 5.06 ERA. He walked four, struck out four and registered a no-decision.The Brewers will counter with right-hander Chase Anderson (4-3, 4.42 ERA), who will make his 11th start of the season. He is looking to bounce back from a rocky performance Saturday against the New York Mets in which he allowed five runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings.This marks Anderson's second career start against the White Sox. In his first meeting in 2014, he picked up a victory as he allowed one run and two hits in 5 1/3 innings for a 1.69 ERA.Infielder Tyler Saladino will miss his chance to play at Guaranteed Rate Field for the first time since Chicago traded him to Milwaukee early in the season. Saladino was placed on the 10-day disabled list Wednesday because of a sprained left ankle as the team promoted top prospect Orlando Arcia from Triple-A Colorado Springs.
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