Misiorowski Takes Mound for Brewers in Series Finale vs Astros
Milwaukee's ace enters Sunday's rubber match against Houston riding one of the best single-month stretches ever seen from a Brewers pitcher.
Jacob Misiorowski starts for the Brewers in a rubber match against the Houston Astros after Milwaukee dropped Saturday's game. In five May starts, Misiorowski is 4-0 with a 0.29 ERA, allowing just one run over 31.1 innings with 49 strikeouts. He has reached 100 strikeouts on the season in only 64 innings. Houston counters with Tatsuya Imai, who tossed six no-hit innings in his most recent start after a rough beginning to his MLB career.
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