Brewers 7, White Sox 6 (10 innings): Another extra-inning game goes Milwaukee's way

CHICAGO - What else but another extra-innings game for the Milwaukee Brewers?

Playing extra frames for the third consecutive time, Mark Canha drove in the winning run and rookie Abner Uribe locked down his first career save to spark a 7-6, 10-inning victory over the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday night.

The game was the Brewers' third straight to reach extra frames.

After Devin Williams struck out the side in the ninth, Canha delivered the big blow – a one-out, two-strike double down the left-field line off Jimmy Lambert that scored "ghost" runner Brice Turang from second and gave Milwaukee the lead at 7-6.

Uribe entered for the 10th and had little issue dispatching the White Sox, registering a strikeout and groundout before snagging a comebacker himself and hustling over to first base to end it.

Box score: Brewers 7, White Sox 6 (10 innings)

Brewers had a chance for a big first inning

Of the 30 pitches Michael Kopech threw in the first inning, only 11 were strikes.

The Brewers also had four baserunners reach against him.

Yet they managed to score only once, with Christian Yelich walking, stealing second and coming home on a William Contreras eight pitches single.

Willy Adames and Andruw Monasterio drew two-out walks behind Contreras but Brice Turang struck out. The key at-bat was Sal Frelick fouling out on a 2-0 pitch, as he failed to put the ball in play and give Contreras a shot at scoring from third after he advanced on a Carlos Santana groundout.

Victor Caratini homered to lead off the second, tying the game at 2-2.

Then, a score of singles for Milwaukee

Milwaukee didn't manage another hit until the fifth when Santana, Frelick and Adames singled in succession. Some nifty baserunning by Frelick proved big on the Adames single, as he was able to score from second with a nice head-first slide into home to make it 5-4 and chase Kopech.

The Brewers actually racked up four straight singles in the sixth and took the lead on the fourth as a chopper to the left of the mound was misplayed by pitcher Aaron Bummer and allowed two runs to score to make it 6-5.

They loaded the bases two batters later on a Frelick single but Adames and Monasterio both struck out, dropping Milwaukee to 4 for 13 with runners in scoring position.

Opening innings rough for Corbin Burnes

It was an eventful – and frustrating – start to the game for the right-hander, who'd entered on a roll.

After retiring leadoff man Tim Anderson, Burnes allowed a walk followed by three straight singles. The second hit, by Yoan Moncada, tied the game at 1-1 and the third was as frustrating as they come as Andrew Vaughn lifted a routine pop fly to shallow center only to see Joey Wiemer allow it to drop in front of him.

He compounded the issue by throwing to third rather than taking an easy out at second and the next batter, Yasmani Grandal, made it a 2-1 game with a sacrifice fly to left.

Burnes responded with a 1-2-3 second, but quickly surrendered the lead in the third by issuing a leadoff walk to Andrew Benintendi with Eloy Jiménez following with a homer to left upping Chicago's lead to 4-2.

From there, Burnes finally settled in and came within one out of registering his eighth straight start of six innings or more but ultimately made way for Elvis Peguero after an Elvis Andrus single (on Elvis Night, no less).

He allowed eight hits, five runs and three walks with five strikeouts over 107 pitches.

Blake Perkins placed on the injured list

One of the Brewers' more valuable reserves, outfielder Blake Perkins, was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain before the game.

Infielder Abraham Toro was recalled from Class AAA Nashville in the corresponding move.

"These are always a little bit tricky," said manager Craig Counsell. "I think we were trying to get through it and it's at a point where you probably risk doing something pretty significant (if you don't address it now)."

Perkins said he's strained an oblique before but this time it was caused as he made a throw in from the outfield.

"Felt it was better to get it looked at it and hopefully beat it before it gets worse," Perkins said.

Who's hurt?: Milwaukee Brewers players injury updates for 2023 season

Brewers schedule coming up

Saturday – Brewers at White Sox, 6:15 p.m. Milwaukee RHP Brandon Woodruff (1-1, 1.65) vs. Chicago RHP Jesse Scholtens (1-4, 3.06). TV: FOX. Radio: AM-620.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Mark Canha delivers as Brewers prevail over White Sox in extra innings