No one beats the Miz. That is what the Milwaukee Brewers hope when right-hander Jacob Misiorowski takes the mound in opposition to the San Diego Padres in Sport 1 of the NLDS on Saturday night time.
And but, that is not precisely how Misiorowski’s first postseason expertise went a season in the past. He pitched effectively, simply not loads — a complete of 12 innings over three appearances within the NLDS and NLCS. It is attending to be historic historical past now, however Misiorowski’s dominance as a rookie was fairly short-lived all the best way round.
He made the NL All-Star staff after making simply 5 begins, and arm fatigue hung over his ultimate 10 regular-season appearances in 2025. The hangover continued into the postseason, and it did not assist the Brewers benefit from having the most effective file within the league come playoff time. They edged the Chicago Cubs within the NLDS, however the Dodgers by no means seemed weak within the NLCS.
Name it a Miz’d alternative.
Speaking to reporters Friday, Misiorowski remembered considering his postseason outings would last more, notably his begin in Sport 2 of the NLDS in opposition to the Cubs.
“Truthfully, there was quite a lot of adrenaline going into that sport,” Misiorowski mentioned. “It did not go precisely how I believed it was going to go. I believed I used to be going to get the ball a little bit deeper within the sport.”
That is not less than one distinction this time for the Brewers: The Miz has been wholesome, and has been throwing arduous as ever, reaching 101 mph in late September. He went not less than six innings 18 occasions in the course of the common season, and confronted not less than 20 batters a complete of 25 occasions in 30 begins. Misiorowski did have an arm soreness scare round mid-season, which prompted him to overlook the All-Star Sport.
He is staying in video games longer as a result of he is throwing extra strikes. His BB% improved from 11.4% to six.6%. And he did not need to sacrifice strikeouts to do it.
“Being in zone,” Misiorowski mentioned. “I believe that is the important thing to all my success this 12 months: simply being in zone, and command of zone, and actually making guys belief that I will assault them. They’ve to come back to me and never wait on me to stroll them, or one thing like that.”
His strikeout proportion has dropped a bit within the later months, and his total utilization has been down within the second half. However these particulars appear to be baked into the Brewers’ plans. It is not as a result of Misiorowski is diminished, it is simply so he would not change into diminished.
Nicely, it is time for the Brewers to throw warning to the wind. And warning is finest thrown about 105.5 mph.
Misiorowski is an efficient pitcher for any size of time, however he is actually intimidating when he pitches with out restrictions. Presumably that is what we’ll see beginning Saturday within the wake of Milwaukee giving him three innings right here, and 4 there down the stretch.
The Brewers have been ready on the World Sequence since 1982. Their followers cannot wait to see what the Miz has in retailer for the Padres, and past.
