The Milwaukee Brewers are officially on top of the National League Central again, grabbing their fourth straight division title after a solid 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. But the real story is Jacob Misiorowski, who absolutely silenced the Pirates with five shutout innings, striking out seven and cementing his grip on the Cy Young Award.
Misiorowski Is Just Built Different
Seriously, this kid is a phenomenon. Misiorowski, now sitting at a ridiculous 15-5, dropped his ERA to a major league-best 1.89. He’s boosted his season strikeout total to a staggering 243! You heard that right. The towering right-hander was throwing heat all night, with nine of his first ten pitches topping 100 mph. He threw 82 pitches total, 43 of them clocking over the century mark. He worked around five hits, all singles, to snag his fourth straight decision win. Watching him pitch, it’s clear why he’s strengthening his case for his first Cy Young; he just looks untouchable.
Fourth Straight Title and Postseason Bound Again
It wasn’t just Misiorowski’s arm making headlines. About 50 minutes after their own win, the Brewers officially clinched the division when the second-place Chicago Cubs dropped their game to Atlanta. The Milwaukee players were glued to the TV, hands in the air and cheering like mad when that final out hit. This team has become a postseason fixture over the last decade, qualifying for the eighth time in nine years. They are still hunting for the franchise’s first World Series appearance since 1982, especially after getting swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in last season’s NL Championship Series. Their approach works, too. Jake Bauers led off with a single, moved up on a groundout and a wild pitch, then scored on Luis Lara’s sacrifice fly. That’s efficiency, and it’s why they’ve held the major leagues’ best record for much of the season. Joey Ortiz and Lara each drove in two runs, showing that clutch hitting is alive and well.
As for the Pirates, Brandon Lowe did hit his 30th homer, tying a franchise record from 1999 for the team’s 171st of the season. Rafael Flores Jr. added four hits, but they still fell below .500 at 75-76 on a day they celebrated Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente. The series continues Wednesday with Logan Henderson (10-3, 2.34 ERA) pitching for the Brewers against Jared Jones (4-6, 4.10 ERA) for Pittsburgh. Expect Milwaukee to keep rolling, because they’re on a mission.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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