Coming off two straight wins, the Brewers will look to complete the sweep in their season-opening series against the White Sox.
Right-hander Brandon Sproat gets the ball for Milwaukee today. Sproat, acquired as part of the return in the offseason Freddy Peralta trade, will be making his first appearance as a Brewer. He debuted in the majors last September, posting a 4.79 ERA over four starts with the Mets. This spring, he struck out 15 batters in 13 innings of work on the way to making his first Opening Day roster. For more on why Sproat could be the Brewers’ next pitching success story, check out this article from last month.
On the mound for the White Sox today is 31-year-old lefty Anthony Kay, who hasn’t pitched in a major league game since 2023. He spent the last two seasons with the Yohohama BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball. Last year, Kay set the single-season ERA record for a BayStars pitcher (1.74), earning himself another shot at the big leagues in the process.
Making his major-league debut and hitting seventh today is catcher Jeferson Quero (no relation to White Sox catcher Edgar Quero). Quero was once considered a top-50 prospect in baseball, but slid down the rankings last year after he proved slow to recover from a labrum injury that sidelined him for over a year. However, in an interview yesterday, he said that he’s feeling back to “100%” heading into the season. The Brewers wouldn’t have called up Quero if they didn’t have confidence in him to produce, especially with two other catchers (William Contreras and Gary Sánchez) on the 26-man roster. Let’s see what he can do today.
The top of the lineup for the Brewers today is Brice Turang, William Contreras (at designated hitter), and offseason acquisition Luis Rengifo. Hitting cleanup and playing first base is Gary Sánchez, who has a career total of 16.2 innings played at first base. His only previous start at the position was on May 8th, 2024 — also with the Brewers. Sal Frelick will bat fifth, with the red-hot Joey Ortiz slotting in behind him. Rounding out the order are Quero, Brandon Lockridge, and Blake Perkins.
First pitch is slated for 1:10 p.m. You can catch the game on Brewers.TV, WTMJ 620, and the Brewers Radio Network.
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