The Milwaukee Brewers found a way once again to gut out a win against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
The Milwaukee Brewers gutted out another tough win against the Minnesota Twins, beating them 4-3 in a 10-inning contest on Sunday at American Family Field.
With the win, the Brewers take the series. Let’s identify how they pulled away:
Jacob Misiorowski
When applicable, I try to come up with a clever sub-headline or two in my stories. But for this, Misiorowski’s name is all that is needed.
'The Miz’ made his 22nd start of the season and struck out nine batters while giving up four hits, three earned runs and one walk through six innings of work. Even in an outing that wasn’t as flashy as we are accustomed to seeing from Misiorowski, he still found a way into the record books by becoming the second-fastest pitcher to reach 200 strikeouts.
Misiorowski accomplished the feat with his fifth strikeout of the afternoon, and he reached the mark in 129.1 innings. Only Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider, who accomplished 200 strikeouts in 123.1 innings during the 2023 season, is the quickest to do it in Major League Baseball history.
According to Casey Drottar of MLB.com, Misiorowski cruised to setting the new franchise record for 200 strikeouts. Previously, it was held by Corbin Burnes, who did it in 145.2 innings in 2021.
Misiorowski did not receive the winning decision; that was given to DL Hall. However, Misiorowski is still 11-5 on the year with a 1.76 ERA.
Bauers’ big hit
The fifth and sixth innings were a dog fight between the Brewers and the Twins, as both teams put up runs. However, a two-run sixth by Minnesota allowed it to tie the game, and neither team could score thereafter.
The scoring drought through the ninth inning forced the game into the 10th, and after Hall and the defense staved off the Twins’ hitters, it was time for the Brewers to try to walk it off.
Bryce Turang was the runner on second to begin the frame, and Twins reliever Yoendrys Gomez intentionally walked leadoff hitter Garrett Mitchell. After William Contreras struck out, Jake Bauers stepped up to the plate.
With a 1-2 count against him, Bauers hit a single to left field that brought Turang home. Turang slid headfirst into home plate and narrowly missed the tag, which was reviewed by the umpires to make sure the initial call that he was safe could be upheld. Once it was, the Brewers secured their 74th win of the season to help them maintain the best record in baseball.
