White Sox-Brewers: 36 Hits, 30 Runs and Four Ejections

Robin Ventura had five of Chicago’s season-high 22 hits and Ray Durham and Craig Grebeck each had four runs batted in as the White Sox beat the frustrated Milwaukee Brewers, 17-13, Thursday night.

The White Sox won their seventh consecutive game, while the Brewers lost their seventh in a row.

There were two dugout-clearing incidents resulting in the sixth-inning ejection of Milwaukee reliever Bill Wegman and the ninth-inning ejections of Chicago reliever Rob Dibble and Brewer second baseman Pat Listach.

The teams combined for 36 hits, 17 for extra bases.

Home plate umpire Rocky Roe threw out Wegman after he hit Ron Karkovice in the ribs with a fastball following Durhman’s three-run homer that put Chicago ahead, 13-6. Brewer Manager Phil Garner was ejected when he continued to argue with Roe.

In the ninth, Dibble threw his first pitch near Listach’s head. Listach charged the mound and exchanged punches with Dibble. Karkovice ran out from behind the plate and tackled Listach, while several other players exchanged punches. Listach and Dibble were ejected.