MILWAUKEE (AP) — 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.“When I walked out for the ninth, my whole body shivered and the adrenaline really kicked in,” 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 Milwaukee Brewers over the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 on Friday night.“That was as good as it gets,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. “To pitch a game like that against an offense like that with all those All-Stars over there, it was an incredible performance.”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.
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“There was no chance I was going to throw anything other than a heater right there. I was amped up,” 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.
