Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski named NL All-Star
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He announced his arrival in the Major Leagues with a 100.5 mph fastball to begin five-plus hitless innings. Then he backed it up by taking a perfect game into the seventh inning in Minnesota and outdueling Pirates ace Paul Skenes back home in Milwaukee.
The young pitcher threw a career-best 12 strikeouts in six innings, and Milwaukee held on to clinch a regular-season series against Los Angeles.
In a rookie campaign already featuring multiple standout efforts, Tuesday's against the Dodgers may be Misiorowski's best yet.
Jackson Chourio singled home the winning run in the 10th inning as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat Los Angeles 3-2 on Wednesday to complete their first home sweep of the Dodgers in franchise history.
MILWAUKEE -- Shohei Ohtani greeted Jacob Misiorowski with a leadoff homer, but the Milwaukee Brewers’ rookie phenom got the last word. After allowing Ohtani’s 431-foot blast, Misiorowski responded with another dominant outing. He struck out a career ...