MILWAUKEE — It looked like a Colson Montgomery grand slam and yet another home run from Munetaka Murakami on Sunday might cure what had ailed the White Sox on a nauseating opening weekend.But a revamped Sox bullpen showed the same leaks it has for years as a six-run eighth-inning meltdown gave way to a deflating 9-7 loss to the Brewers, capped by Christian Yelich’s go-ahead three-run blast off newly signed Sox closer Seranthony Dominguez.It all but snuffed out any positive takeaways for the Sox, who led by five runs but still got swept by last year’s NLCS contenders.“Certainly some things that we have to work on,” manager Will Venable said of his squad’s ugly first series. “Some of the things that we emphasized in spring training that we got exposed with, to be honest.”The Sox were shoddy in all phases in their first two blowout losses, but their bats came alive early in the finale.Montgomery launched the second grand slam of his young career after the Sox flooded the bases to lead off the game with walks drawn by second baseman Chase Meidroth and Murakami, followed by third baseman Miguel Vargas’ bloop single.There was no doubt about the 104-mph blast Montgomery launched 405 feet over the center field wall for his first homer of the season after a whacking 21 his rookie year. Colson Montgomery GRAND SLAM 😤 pic.twitter.com/YOwPC887Il— MLB (@MLB) March 29, 2026 Milwaukee bounced back against Sox starter Anthony Kay with a two-run homer from Gary Sanchez in…
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