MILWAUKEE (AP) 鈥� Exactly one year after his major league debut, Jacob Misiorowski threw record heat over eight innings and took the mound for the ninth with the chance to pitch his first professional complete game.
鈥淲hen I walked out for the ninth, my whole body shivered and the adrenaline really kicked in,鈥� he said.
Misiorowski threw a 104.5 mph pitch, the fastest by a starting pitcher since tracking began, and struck out 15 with no walks in a one-hitter that led the on Friday night.
鈥淭hat was as good as it gets,鈥� Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. 鈥淭o pitch a game like that against an offense like that with all those All-Stars over there, it was an incredible performance.鈥�
Misiorowski had never pitched past the seventh inning in 27 previous big league starts.
As he strode to the mound for the ninth inning, the capacity crowd of 40,205 rose in unison. Misiorowski retired Gabriel Rincones Jr. and J.T. Realmuto on groundouts, then struck out Justin Crawford with a 103.1 mph pitch that ended the game.
Misiorowski raised his hands in the air and turned to embrace catcher William Contreras.
鈥淭here was no chance I was going to throw anything other than a heater right there. I was amped up,鈥� Misiorowski said.
He struck out Kyle Schwarber leading off the game with his fifth pitch, a 104.5 mph offering at the low, outsider corner that was tipped into Contreras’ mitt.
Misiorowski (8-2) threw four pitches of 104 mph or higher, all faster than the he set at Colorado on June 7. The fastest pitch overall since tracking began in 2008 was 105.8 mph by Cincinnati reliever Aroldis Chapman in September 2010.
Misiorowski reached 100 mph with a record 58 pitches, one more than . He tossed 74 of 95 pitches for strikes and lowered his major league-leading ERA to 1.34 in just the eighth complete game and fifth individual shutout in the majors this year.
He has a 0.17 ERA in his last eight starts and the 15 strikeouts were the most by any pitcher this season. Milwaukee had not had a complete game since Brandon Woodruff on Sept. 11, 2023, against Miami.
Misiorowski started the game with four straight strikeouts and fanned eight of his first nine batters.
鈥淵ou pretty much better be ready to hit the fastball. You don鈥檛 see guys like this often,鈥� Phillies manager Don Mattingly said before the game. 鈥淲e see more guys throw 100 mph or up in that range, but you don鈥檛 see guys that are consistent like him. If you can鈥檛 hit a fastball, you鈥檙e in big trouble.鈥�
Misiorowski faced the minimum 27 batters. Schwarber singled on a slider on the first pitch of the fourth and, after Bryce Harper struck out, Trea Turner grounded into an inning-ending double play.
鈥淚t was a backdoor slider that I located well, but maybe slightly off,鈥� Misiorowski said of the pitch to Schwarber. “I was trying to jump out ahead of him. He made good contact and poked it through. End of the story.鈥�
Murphy said Misiorowski has continued to mature.
鈥淗is work between starts is consistent,鈥� Murphy said. 鈥淗e鈥檚 worked hard in the weight room. He鈥檚 worked hard building a routine. This guy loves the ball in his hand.鈥�
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