MILWAUKEE (AP) 鈥� After throwing a 105.5 mph pitch, Jacob Misiorowski downplayed emphasis on velocity.
鈥淪peed’s cool, but if it doesn鈥檛 win a ballgame. It really doesn鈥檛 matter,鈥� he said.
Misiorowski tied for the third-fastest pitch since tracking began in 2008, winning for the eighth time in nine decisions to lead the Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.
The 24-year-old right-hander reached 105.5 mph with his third pitch of the game, which Pete Crow-Armstrong fouled off to the third-base side
鈥淚t鈥檚 cool,鈥� Misiorowski said. 鈥淚 think I slipped a little bit on that pitch. I think that鈥檚 the one I saw on the board that said 105. I think I鈥檝e got a little more.鈥�
Could he reach 108 mph?
鈥淵eah, I definitely think it鈥檚 possible,鈥� he said. 鈥淪cience says that you can hit 108. If that鈥檚 me, cool. I don鈥檛 think that鈥檚 something I need to focus on though.鈥�
Misiorowski matched the 105.5 mph of the Los Angeles Angels鈥� Ben Joyce on Sept. 3, 2024, behind only 105.8 mph by Aroldis Chapman for Cincinnati on Sept. 24, 2010, and 105.7 mph by Chapman for the New York Yankees on July 18, 2016. Joyce and Chapman both are relievers.
Misiorowski (9-3) didn鈥檛 allow a hit until Seiya Suzuki鈥檚 leadoff home run in the sixth. He gave up one run, two hits, two walks and two wild pitches over six innings while striking out eight.
After Suzuki鈥檚 11th home run of the season, Misiorowski escaped a two-out bases-loaded jam when he struck out Ian Happ.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 always positive, to get out of a jam like that,鈥� Misiorowski said. 鈥淗elp motivate the boys to start a rally up. I think I battled.鈥�
Misiorowski threw 55 pitches of 100 mph or higher, including 40 of 101 mph or more.
鈥淗e鈥檚 hard to square up,鈥� Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. 鈥淚 think we鈥檝e done a good job against him in general. It鈥檚 still not easy.鈥�
Coming off his first loss since April, Misiorowski improved to 8-1 in his last 10 starts with a 0.54 ERA. He leads the major leagues with a 1.45 ERA this season.
Garrett Mitchell and William Contreras hit two-run homers. Mitchell鈥檚 drive off Ethan Roberts put Milwaukee ahead 3-1 in a three-run sixth capped by David Hamilton鈥檚 RBI triple. Contreras homered against Jayden Murray in the seventh and Christian Yelich added an RBI double in the eighth.
Suzuki also had a sacrifice fly for the Cubs, who had won four in a row.
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