Misiorowski Ks 15 in complete-game, 1-hit gem
Key takeaways
- MILWAUKEE -- Jacob Misiorowski struck out a career-high 15 and pitched a complete-game one-hitter to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
- Misiorowski (8-2) didn't walk a batter in facing the minimum number of batters, throwing 95 pitches, 74 for strikes.
- With the capacity crowd at American Family Field on its feet, Misiorowski struck out Justin Crawford to finish the game and raised his hands in the air in his first MLB complete game.
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MILWAUKEE -- Jacob Misiorowski struck out a career-high 15 and pitched a complete-game one-hitter to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
Misiorowski (8-2) didn't walk a batter in facing the minimum number of batters, throwing 95 pitches, 74 for strikes. He became the first pitcher since 2000 to throw a complete game with 15 strikeouts while throwing fewer than 100 pitches, according to ESPN Research.
With the capacity crowd at American Family Field on its feet, Misiorowski struck out Justin Crawford to finish the game and raised his hands in the air in his first MLB complete game. The performance marked his eighth straight game with eight or more strikeouts and one or fewer runs allowed, marking the longest streak in MLB since at least 1893, according to ESPN Research.