Milwaukee Brewers flame-throwing right-hander Jacob Misiorowski threw a fastball out of the strike zone that also was a record-setting pitch as he dominated the Colorado Rockies in a 7-1 victory on Saturday night in Denver.
Misiorowski’s low and outside pitch to Kyle Karros in the third inning was 103.7 mph, the fastest by a starter since pitch tracking began in 2008. The record for highest velocity by any pitcher in that span is reliever Aroldis Chapman’s 105.8 mph pitch when he was with the Cincinnati Reds in 2010.
It was one of 52 pitches that the 24-year-old Misiorowski threw at 100 mph or faster. That’s second best to the 57 pitches that he hurled on May 25 against the St. Louis Cardinals to set the mark and establish his then-personal high of 103.5 mph. The 24-year-old also set a record on Saturday with 45 pitches at 101 mph or greater in the pitch-tracking era.
His pitching line was one unearned run on four hits and three walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings to improve to 7-2. He lowered his ERA to 1.50, second to the Phillies’ Cristopher Sanchez (1.46).
Misiorowski, an All-Star as a rookie in 2025, is first in strikeouts (116), WHIP (0.789), fewest hits per nine innings (4.7) and most strikeouts per nine innings (13.7).
“Thanks to God he’s on our side,” Brewers catcher William Contreras said, per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “I think we know what kind of pitcher Miz is. I don’t think there’s anybody in the league that wants to face him.”
The night wasn’t without some unintended tense moments. The Brewers got a scare when Misiorowski was hit in the calf by Troy Johnston’s comebacker in the second inning for Colorado’s first hit. The young hurler was checked out by a trainer and stayed in the game after a couple of warmup pitches.
Misiorowski appeared a bit rattled in the sixth when his 98.2 mph cutter hit Tyler Freeman in the helmet. Freeman was pinch run for by Sterlin Thompson. Misiorowski also escaped some jams in leading Milwaukee to victory.
“That’s been No. 1 this year: The maturity has been tremendous,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said, per the Journal Sentinel. “We got to take note of what this guy has done. Pitching isn’t this easy in the big leagues. To be as consistent as this guy has been over the last how many outings is remarkable. I don’t know how many guys are doing that.”
–Field Level Media
