The Brewers arrive in Baltimore with a chance to finish the job.
Milwaukee is trying to complete a sweep tonight behind ace Jacob Misiorowski on Sunday Night Baseball, marking the club’s first Sunday night game since the MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, a month ago. The timing is notable for another reason, too: the Brewers are sitting at 97-58, which matches the franchise record for wins in a season. With one week left in the regular season, they have seven games to break that mark and are also three victories away from the first 100-win season in team history.
Misiorowski gets the ball with a shot at win No. 16, and it’s likely one of his final two starts of 2026. The NL Cy Young frontrunner enters at 15-5 with a 1.89 ERA, a 2.19 FIP, and 243 strikeouts in 166 1/3 innings.
He’s also put up 5.9 bWAR. In his last start against the Pirates, he threw five scoreless innings, gave up five hits and a walk, and punched out seven.
This will be his first career appearance against Baltimore.
Baltimore counters with right-hander Brandon Young, who is in his second major league season as well. Young, 28, has made 26 starts this year and comes in at 9-4 with a 3.65 ERA, 4.57 FIP, and 118 strikeouts across 145 2/3 innings.
He last pitched against the Mets, working five innings and allowing one run on five hits and five walks while striking out six. He’s never faced Milwaukee before.
Milwaukee’s lineup looks much more like the regular group after Saturday’s travel-day style setup in a 1-0 win. Jackson Chourio is back atop the order, with Brice Turang, William Contreras, and Jake Bauers following him. Joey Ortiz hits fifth, then Christian Yelich, Cooper Pratt, Garrett Mitchell, and Sal Frelick.
First pitch is set for 6:20 p.m. The game will be shown exclusively on Peacock and the NBC Sports Network, with radio coverage on the Brewers Radio Network.
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