Jacob Misiorowski gets another shot at the Mets on Thursday night, and this one comes with a chance to clean up one of the roughest outings of his young career.
The Brewers right-hander will take the mound at Citi Field for the first time since his July 2, 2025 start there, a night that went sideways fast and ended up ranking among the poorest of his career. By Bill James’ game score, it checked in at 30, the second-lowest mark of Misiorowski’s 38 career starts. The only worse one came last Aug. 15 in Cincinnati, when he lasted just 1 1/3 innings and gave up five runs in a game the Brewers somehow turned into a 13th straight win, tying the franchise record on the way to 14 in a row.
Thursday’s assignment also comes with a practical wrinkle for Milwaukee. Dustin May was knocked out after one pitch on Wednesday when a line drive struck him on the back, forcing the Brewers to lean on left-hander Robert Gasser to cover the innings behind him. That leaves Misiorowski in line to handle the finale and try to give the club some length.
His previous outing against the Mets came in Game 2 of a doubleheader six weeks earlier, and while it wasn’t as memorable for the overall drama, it did mark an important turning point. After three electric starts to open his major league career, Misiorowski took his first big league loss after working 3 2/3 innings and allowing five earned runs on five hits. Brandon Nimmo did the damage with a second-inning grand slam.
That game also offered a glimpse at how Misiorowski tries to reset when things start going wrong.
“I use the old Tiger Woods approach and move on to the next hit. Move on to the next pitch,” he said that day. “It’s frustrating, but at the same time, it’s a young career and it’s good to figure it out now, not when we’re in the playoffs and it matters most.”
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