The Milwaukee Brewers just edged out the Atlanta Braves with a tight 2-1 win, and honestly, the real story here is Jacob Misiorowski gutting it out on the mound. This wasn’t some blowout, this was a grind from start to finish, and the young arm was the undisputed star of the show.
Misiorowski’s Mental Toughness Shines Through
Listen, when Jacob Misiorowski steps onto the bump against Chris Sale, you *know* runs are gonna be rarer than a perfect game. Misiorowski didn’t even have his usual ridiculous stuff early on, with his first at-bat fastballs “only” sitting at 101 MPH. Ridiculous, right? He told reporters his “body felt a little off, nothing weird. One of those days where it’s just a down day, gotta grind through it and make it work.” He had to switch up his arsenal, leaning heavy on the slider and cutter, and even struggled with location. But guess what? The dude still delivered six innings of scoreless ball, only allowing four hits. Manager Pat Murphy put it best, saying, “I think today teaches him ‘I got to pitch a little bit, I got to make pitches’. And yeah he looked a little fatigued to me, he didn’t have his good rhythm, but again we’re talking about an elite level talent.” That’s the kind of grit you love to see! Both aces threw six innings, both punched out six batters, Misiorowski with 96 pitches and Sale with 94. But only one gave up runs.
Small Ball and Late Game Drama
The Brewers offense knew they had to scrap, and they did all their damage in the third inning. Luis Lara kicked things off with a leadoff single, followed by Jackson Chourio hitting one of his own. William Contreras then delivered his second of four singles for the afternoon. With runners at the corners and just one out, Andrew Vaughn managed to beat out a double play, bringing in the second run and giving the Crew a 2-0 lead. They managed to rack up eight hits off Sale, all singles, before he finally settled down and threw three scoreless frames to finish his outing. The Braves had their big chance in the eighth, facing Antonio Senzatela for a second inning because the Brewers bullpen is apparently stretched thin with a couple of arms down. Michael Harris II smacked an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1. Things got super tense with the bases loaded and two outs, but Senzatela got Mauricio Dubon to hit a hard ball right into Luis Lara’s glove. Phew!
Manager Murphy then handed the ball to Trevor Megill for the ninth, and the dude was absolutely locked in, converting his 16th consecutive save opportunity. Yeah, his incredible streak of not allowing a base hit, which stretched all the way back to July 25th, finally ended on a two-out single from Mike Yastrzemski. But no big deal, Megill just said “nope” to Ronald Acuna, striking him out to seal the 2-1 victory and kick off the series with a win. These two teams go at it again tomorrow afternoon before the Brewers head off to Williamsport for the Little League Classic. Gotta keep that momentum rolling!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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