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07/26 18:42 CDT Jacob Misiorowski sets Brewers franchise record by starting
game with 7 straight strikeouts
Jacob Misiorowski sets Brewers franchise record by starting game with 7
straight strikeouts
By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) --- Jacob Misiorowski dismisses the notion that a pitcher can
enter any kind of zone where he's practically unhittable.
But there must be something to explain the way he dominated hitters Sunday as
the Milwaukee Brewers' hard-throwing right-hander reached a few more milestones.
"I don't think there is a zone," Misiorowski said Sunday after striking out 12
of the first 13 batters he faced in an 11-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
"I think it's just pitching. I felt like myself and kept going."
Misiorowski (11-4) set a Brewers franchise record by striking out seven
straight hitters to open the game. He also broke his own record for the most
100-mph pitches in a single game since pitch tracking began in 2008.
The two-time All-Star reached 100 mph on 66 of his 83 pitches and hit a top
velocity of 104.7. He had set the previous record June 12 by throwing 58
pitches of at least 100 mph during a 15-strikeout performance against the
Philadelphia Phillies on June 12.
He threw 33 fastballs of at least 103 mph --- more than twice as many as anyone
else had ever thrown in a single game since pitch tracking began, according to
MLB.com.
Misiorowski held the previous record with 14 pitches of 103 mph or greater,
something he had done in two separate starts this season.
Misiorowski retired the first 14 batters he faced. According to Sportradar, he
was the first person to strike out at least 11 batters and allow no hits
through the first four innings of a game since the live-ball era began in 1920.
"His extension, his command of (the fastball) and the fact he's got secondary
stuff to go with it makes it even tougher," Brewers manager Pat Murphy said.
Misiorowski didn't have to utilize his secondary pitches very often Sunday.
With Gary Snchez working behind the plate, Misiorowski threw fastballs about
80% of the time.
"I don't think that was the game plan going in," said Misiorowski, who
increased his MLB-leading strikeout total to 185. "I think that's just what
happened. Me and Gary kind of just ran with it. You saw the swings that they
were getting at the top of the zone and kind of were just like, ?Here it is,'
until they hit it."
Colorado didn't get anyone on base until Cole Carrigg hit an opposite-field
homer off a 101.9-mph fastball with two outs in the fifth. No Rockies player
had ever homered on a pitch that fast during the pitch tracking era.
Misiorowski then hit Willi Castro with a pitch before getting the final out of
his five-inning stint.
Nobody from Colorado even put the ball in play until Misiorowski retired Troy
Johnston on a fly to center for the second out in the fourth inning. The
previous Brewers record for consecutive strikeouts to start a game had been set
last year by Quinn Priester, who had six in a row to begin a 5-2 victory over
the Los Angeles Angels on Sept. 18.
Pablo Lpez owns the major league record for consecutive strikeouts to open a
game. He fanned the first nine Atlanta batters he faced in the Miami Marlins'
7-4 triumph over the Braves on July 11, 2021.
The MLB record for consecutive strikeouts at any point within the same game is
10. That record is shared by Tom Seaver, Corbin Burnes and Aaron Nola.
Misiorowski's outstanding performance comes as the Brewers remain careful with
the two-time All-Star's workload. The NL Central leaders want to make sure
their ace is in peak form for a potential postseason run.
He has pitched 120 innings this season. He worked 141 1/3 innings last year,
including his regular-season totals in the majors and minors plus his 12
postseason innings during Milwaukee's run to the NL Championship Series.
Misiorowski lasted just four innings in an 8-3 victory over the New York Mets
on Monday in his first start since July 7. He left after a 30-pitch fifth
inning Sunday as his ERA actually rose to an MLB-best 1.58.
Misiorowski said he believes he's strong enough to be "full go" for his next
appearance, meaning he should go deeper into the game. Misiorowski said he used
his legs better Sunday, which led to his consistent velocity.
"Sustaining the legs helps a lot," Misiorowski said. "That's where most of my
velo comes from, is the lower half. It becomes a lot easier when you have all
the pieces."
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