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06/12 22:30 CDT Brewers' Misiorowski dominates Phillies with a 15-strikeout,
one-hit complete-game gem
Brewers' Misiorowski dominates Phillies with a 15-strikeout, one-hit
complete-game gem
By RICH ROVITO
Associated Press
MILWAUKEE (AP) --- Milwaukee Brewers fireballer Jacob Misiorowski turned in is
finest outing one year to the day of his major league debut.
Misiorowski dominated the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night, strikeout out
15 and tossing a complete-game one-hitter in a 6-0 victory.
As Misiorowski strode to the mound for the ninth inning, the capacity crowd of
40,205 rose in unison to cheer for the 24-year-old right-hander in what turned
out to be one of the most impressive performances in franchise history.
"When I walked out for the ninth, my whole body shivered and the adrenaline
really kicked in," said Misiorowski, who had never pitched past the seventh
inning in 27 MLB starts.
With the crowd still standing and cheering, Misiorowski struck out Justin
Crawford to end the game. He raised his hands in the air and turned to embrace
catcher William Contreras.
"There was no chance I was going to throw anything other than a heater right
there. I was amped up," Misiorowski said.
Misiorowski (8-2) didn't issue a walk in facing the minimum number of batters,
throwing 95 pitches, 74 for strikes.
It marked the first complete game by a Brewers pitcher since Brandon Woodruff
on Sept. 11, 2023, against Miami.
"That was as good as it gets," Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. "To pitch a
game like that against an offense like that with all those All-Stars over
there, it was an incredible performance."
Misiorowski has a 0.17 ERA in his last eight starts and the 15 strikeout are
the most by any pitcher this season.
He struck out the side in the first and a whiff of Brandon Marsh to start the
second made it four consecutive strikeouts. Misiorowski struck out eight of the
first nine Phillies batters, hitting a maximum of 104.5 mph on the radar gun,
the fastest pitch by a starting pitcher in the pitch tracking era (starting in
2008).
The Phillies got their first hit when NL home run leader Kyle Schwarber sharply
singled leading off the fourth. But, a strikeout of Trea Turner and an
inning-ending double play meant he faced the minimum.
"It was a backdoor slider that I located well, but maybe slightly off,"
Misiorowski said of the pitch to Schwarber. "I was trying to jump out ahead of
him. He made good contact and poked it through. End of the story."
A strikeout of Marsh to start the fifth gave Misiorowski 10 or more strikeouts
in a game for the sixth time this season and for the eighth time in his
two-year major league career.
Phillies manager Don Mattingly summed up the task at hand for his offense
before the game.
"You pretty much better be ready to hit the fastball. You don't see guys like
this often," Mattingly said. "We see more guys throw 100 mph or up in that
range, but you don't see guys that are consistent like him. If you can't hit a
fastball, you're in big trouble."
Murphy said Misiorowski has continued to mature in the year since his debut.
"He's consistent. His work between starts is consistent," Murphy said. "He's
worked hard in the weight room. He's worked hard building a routine. This guy
loves the ball in his hand."
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