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On Monday night, Milwaukee Brewers two-time All-Star ace Jacob Misiorowski made his first start of the second half of the season. He was scratched from his previous start before the break, and did not pitch in Milwaukee’s first series after the lay-off, due to arm fatigue.
Fans were excited to see Misiorowski return to the mound, especially since he was toeing the rubber against former Brewers ace Freddy Peralta, whom they traded to the New York Mets this past off-season.
Offensively, the game could not have gone much better. Milwaukee hung seven runs on Peralta on their way to an 8-3 victory. However, Misiorowski exited the game after just four innings and 65 pitches.
Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski is getting his legs back
Misiorowski got off to a great start on Monday night. He allowed to soft singles in the first inning, but struck out three batters in the frame as well. Through two innings, he already had logged five punch outs.
But the third and fourth innings were a bit rough, and it looked like the two-time All-Star was laboring. In short, he just did not seem like his usual dominant self. Manager Pat Murphy pulled him after four innings of work and just 65 pitches.
After the game, Misiorowski seemed to be in good spirits:
When asked how he felt after start and such a long off-period, the Brewers ace said, “Yeah, it felt good. I’m ready to go, you know. Did what the team asked for me to do, so felt good.”
He was then asked if, mechanically, it was difficult pitching after so much time off. Misiorowski responded, “Yeah, of course. I mean, I wasn’t in my legs as much as I should have been, but I felt good enough.”
“Were you expecting his mini ramp-up to get back,” a reporter asked, followed by when he expects to be going deeper into games. “Probably next week, is my guess,” Misiorowski answered. “I mean, that quick of a turnaround in four innings, and next one hopefully more.”
He was then asked how he and the Brewers are approaching his workload. Already this year, he is approaching the total number of innings that he pitched last season, between the minors and Majors. What follows soon is going to be uncharted territory for Milwaukee’s best pitcher.
“[During the off-season] we focused on legs and doing all that stuff to get myself ready for, you know, the track of the year, so I feel good where I’m at and ready to go.
When he was taken out after just four innings, many fans were worried due to the recent high number of injuries Brewers pitchers have suffered. It sounds, though, like this was a planned shorter outing. The team obviously wants him healthy for October, and will continue to manage his innings and pitch counts to ensure that he is available and at his best for the postseason.
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