Overview
- Jacob Misiorowski shut out the Cubs over six innings Tuesday at Wrigley Field in a 5-2 win that moved Milwaukee into first place in the NL Central.
- The start stretched his scoreless run to 24 1/3 innings and raised his MLB-leading strikeout total to 88, with a 1.89 ERA through 10 outings.
- He averaged 99.9 mph on his four-seam fastball in the game after entering with a 99.6 mph season average, and he topped out at 101.5 mph.
- Statcast tracking cited by MLB.com shows he has thrown 233 pitches at 100 mph or faster this season entering Monday, more than all other MLB starters combined.
- MLB.com analysis using nearly two decades of consistent pitch data concludes he is almost certainly the hardest-throwing starter on record, and OptaSTATS notes a unique four-start span with 30 strikeouts, no earned runs, and no extra-base hits.