MLB: Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski Strikes Out 12 Batters In Win Over Dodgers

The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Tuesday, thanks to a stellar performance from phenom rookie pitcher Jacob Misiorowski, who struck out 12 batters after giving up a lead-off home run to Shohei Ohtani.

“The kid, again, has elevated his game to another level,” said Brewers manager Pat Murphy after the win. “Giving up the lead-off home run is like getting knocked down in the first round… Gives up a homer, and it’s like taking a stiff one in the first round, and then he got back up, took a standing eight. [He] got back up and battled.”

“I mean, it’s Shohei Ohtani. You kind of expect [that],” Misiorowski said during a postgame interview. “It’s cool to see him do it in action, but it fires me up even more coming back the next at-bat and striking him out. I’m right there. I think it was a moment of like, ‘OK, now we go.'”

After that initial home run, Misiorowski struck out six of the next seven batters he faced. He even managed to get revenge for his first-inning blunder by striking out Shohei Ohtani in the top of the third.

“Just really good stuff. Aggressive in the zone,” Ohtani said of Misiorowski via an interpreter. “What really stood out to me was his command and control.”

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Misiorowski also got the attention of future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw, who had said earlier this week that he didn’t even know who he was pitching against. Kershaw previously called Misiorowski “the guy who twisted his ankle on the mound.” But after getting a chance to see “The Miz” in action, Kershaw was singing a different tune.

“I know him now, huh?” Kershaw told reporters. “That was super impressive. That was unbelievable. It was really special. Everything. Obviously the velo, but he’s got four pitches, commands the ball. I don’t know how you hit that, honestly. That’s just really tough.”

Misiorowski was humbled by Kershaw’s praises.

“That’s the guy you looked up to when I was growing up,” he said of Kershaw. “It’s awesome to hear stuff like that and words of encouragement.”

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Even Dodgers manager Dave Roberts mentioned how impressed he was with The Miz.

“He was really good tonight,” Roberts said postgame. “Hadn’t seen him before, and the stuff’s really good. The fastball’s pretty special. I thought he and (William) Contreras did a really nice job of hiding it at times with the curveball, with the cutter, slider, whatever it is… It’s hard to kind of find [a] silver lining when a guy strikes out 12 guys. So, I mean, it just speaks to how good he was.”

In six innings pitched, Jacob Misiorowski allowed just four hits and one run. He also managed to throw 68 strikes on 91 pitches.

“In the back of my mind, I was like ‘I want to win this game,’ but what an experience for Miz to go through this and face (Freddie) Freeman and (Andy) Pages in a big, big situation,” Murphy said with a smile. “That’s what it’s about. He got the job done… I feel great for the kid.”

“It’s so satisfying,” Misiorowski said. “It’s just a dream come true to do what I did.”