Jacob Misiorowski keeps finding new ways to make history, and Sunday was another one for the Milwaukee Brewers right-hander.
At American Family Field, Misiorowski carved through the Colorado Rockies with a start that looked almost unreal from the jump. He struck out the first seven hitters he faced, and 12 of the first 13. That seven-strikeout burst to open the game set a new Brewers franchise record, falling two shy of the MLB mark, which was most recently matched by Pablo López in 2021.
The numbers kept piling up from there. Misiorowski became the first pitcher since 1920 to have 11 strikeouts and no hits allowed through four innings.
Colorado finally broke through when Cole Carrigg sent a solo homer to the opposite field with two outs in the fifth, putting the Rockies on the board and ending the no-hit bid. Misiorowski still finished with just one run allowed over five innings and struck out 12.
Even with that kind of dominance, Milwaukee didn’t let him keep going. Misiorowski was pulled after 83 pitches as the Brewers continue to manage his workload for the stretch run. He’s now at 120 innings on the season and closing in on last year’s career-high of 141 ⅔, with August and September still ahead and a postseason push in October looming.
"It's a big discussion. It's a big topic," manager Pat Murphy said about Misiorowski's workload prior to his last start (via MLB.com).
"There's been all sorts of concern, planning, discussion, sidebar discussions about biomechanics, strength testing, all of that. Thus, the reason for the layoff (after the All-Star Game).
Now, how do we ramp it back up?"
The workload question could matter in the National League Cy Young race, but Milwaukee has bigger things in mind. The Brewers own baseball’s second-best record behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and are in position for what would be the franchise’s first World Series title.
Misiorowski’s latest gem only strengthens his case on the mound. He now owns a 1.58 ERA through 20 starts and 120 innings.
No other qualified pitcher is under 2.00. He also leads the majors with 185 strikeouts, 18 more than anyone else, and his 40.6% strikeout rate remains the best in baseball.
Dylan Cease is second at 36.5%.
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