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Jacob Misiorowski K’s 12 in dominant win
Jul 9, 2025 · 1:50
Jacob Misiorowski K’s 12 in dominant win
MILWAUKEE — Clayton Kershaw told reporters that he wasn’t familiar with Brewers rookie fireballer Jacob Misiorowski going into their matchup at American Family Field. Misiorowski saw the quote. And then he did something about it.
“I know him now, huh?” Kershaw said.
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The 23-year-old Misiorowski gave up a leadoff home run to Shohei Ohtani before staging a strikeout clinic, whiffing 12 of the next 16 hitters on the way to completing six commanding innings of a 3-1 Brewers win over Kershaw and the Dodgers. Before Tuesday, the last pitcher to record 12 strikeouts against the Dodgers was Ohtani, then with the Angels, on June 21, 2023.
Misiorowski’s signature fastball was hot — he topped out at 101.6 mph on the way to striking out Ohtani in a third-inning rematch — but it was the secondary stuff that impressed the most in Misiorowski’s fifth career start. Of his 12 strikeouts, only three came with fastballs. Seven were on the curveball and one apiece on the slider and changeup. He generated 21 swings and misses in all, blowing away his previous high of 13 and establishing a new season high for a Brewers pitcher.
It was pitching, which is exactly what the Brewers want to see from the 2022 second-round Draft pick, who ranks No. 21 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100.
“That was super impressive,” Kershaw said. “That was unbelievable. It was really special. I mean, everything. Obviously the velo, but he’s got four pitches, commands the ball and made it — I mean, I don’t know how you hit that, honestly.”
“Just really good stuff,” said Ohtani via translator Will Ireton. “Aggressive in the zone. But what really stood out to me was his command and control.”
The best part for the Brewers is that Misiorowski is just getting started.
“He’s just broken the shell, man,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. “He’s just broken the egg and … he’s still got gooey stuff coming off him, all arms and legs. There’s something special about him. I’m excited for him, all of these opportunities and the way it’s happening for him.”
It’s been less than a month since Misiorowski arrived in the Majors, and the opportunities already have included topping 102 mph in a hitless debut against the rival Cardinals, taking a perfect game into the seventh inning at Minnesota, outdueling fellow phenom Paul Skenes and, because this is the Major Leagues and pitching isn’t easy, slogging through his first career start in New York City against the Mets.
Tuesday brought a new challenge with a matchup against future Hall of Famer Kershaw, fresh off joining the 3,000 strikeout club and long a thorn in Milwaukee’s side. The Brewers certainly knew Kershaw, but the 37-year-old conceded at the start of this series that he was not yet familiar with Misiorowski.
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