The Milwaukee Brewers posted a 6‑2 win over the Chicago Cubs, stretching their winning streak to five games and reinforcing their position early in the season.
Right‑hander Jacob Misiorowski turned heads by delivering a 105.5‑mph fastball, matching the third‑fastest pitch recorded since the league began tracking velocity in 2008.
A Fastball That Echoes Through the League
Misiorowski’s outing was more than a single fireball; he tossed six innings allowing just one run on two hits while walking two and throwing two wild pitches, striking out eight batters. The performance dropped his season ERA to a league‑leading 1.45 and improved his record to 8‑1 over his last ten starts.
The offense rallied behind him, with Garrett Mitchell and William Contreras each launching two‑run homers. Mitchell’s blast in the sixth broke a 1‑1 tie and opened a three‑run burst, while Contreras followed with a seventh‑inning homer that pushed the lead to 5‑1.
Chicago answered with a leadoff homer from Seiya Suzuki in the sixth and added a sacrifice fly, but the Brewers’ bullpen answered back. Reliever Abner Uribe, returning from a brief suspension for a celebratory gesture, retired the side in a scoreless seventh.
The Cubs’ streak‑breaker, Pete Crow‑Armstrong, went 0‑for‑3, ending both a 14‑game hitting streak and a 27‑game on‑base streak that had marked his personal bests.
Manager Pat Murphy watched the action from a spot near the dugout, a place he has occupied while recovering from surgery on a ruptured disk, underscoring the team’s resilience.
Looking ahead, the Brewers will turn to left‑hander Kyle Harrison, who enters the next game with an 8‑1 record and a 2.50 ERA, while the Cubs prepare to debut newcomer David Peterson, acquired from the New York Mets.