Jacob Misiorowski’s next turn in the Milwaukee Brewers’ rotation is on hold.
After skipping his final start before the All-Star break and sitting out the All-Star Game, the Brewers ace is not expected to pitch in the team’s three-game home series against the Miami Marlins to open the second half, according to a report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Misiorowski is expected to start throwing again on Tuesday, but there’s no indication yet that he’ll be on the mound this weekend.
Milwaukee has not announced who will start those games.
The Brewers chose to back off Misiorowski before the break because of arm fatigue, and that decision now appears to be carrying into the first series after the pause. For a pitcher who has been one of the biggest reasons Milwaukee has rolled through the season, the team is clearly taking the cautious route.
Misiorowski has already earned his second All-Star nod and continues to put together a massive season. Through 18 starts, the 24-year-old is 10-4 with a 1.62 ERA and a 0.76 WHIP over 111.0 innings. Opponents are hitting just .148 against him, and he is closing in on the 141.1 innings he logged last season between the Minors and Majors.
The power stuff has been just as eye-catching. Misiorowski has thrown 670 pitches at 100 mph or harder this season, the most by any starting pitcher in a single season in the pitch-tracking era, which began in 2008.
The hope for Milwaukee is simple: keep him off the injured list. That concern matters even more with 12 Brewers pitchers already on the shelf. For now, the wait continues on when the club’s ace will take the ball again.
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