The Milwaukee Brewers got back in the win column with a 5-1 Memorial Day victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, and Chrisitan Yelich was a key contributor in the win.

In the bottom of the first inning, Yelich launched a two-run home run, his fourth of the season and third in the month of May, to cap off a three-run first inning for Milwaukee. He also notched a single in the seventh.

After the game, Yelich talked with the media, and he began by praising right-hander Jacob Misiorowski, who produced another exceptional outing in which he struck out 12 batters over seven innings of work while only allowing two hits, one earned run and one walk.

"Yeah, I mean, it's obviously really impressive," Yelich said. "And this year, he's filled the zone up a lot and really limited the walks. And when you can prove that you're in the zone with that, and then you get guys in swing mode, and it becomes a really tough at bat."

After becoming the quickest player in Major League Baseball history to be named an All-Star during his rookie season, Misiorowski's rapid ascension toward being an ace has been on display throughout his first 11 starts of the 2026 campaign, and his impact on the mound brings infectious confidence to Yelich and the rest of the team.

"I mean, we really like our chances to win when he's out there," Yelich said. "And he's proven this year that he's gonna keep us in the game, give us a great chance to win, and we obviously like to try to capitalize on those when he's out there. It's definitely been fun to watch."

A trademark of Misiorowski has been his penchant for throwing high-velocity fastballs through an outing. On Monday, he stuck to the formula that has brought him so much success early in his career when 57 of his 96 pitches were clocked at 100 mph and higher.

"Yeah, it's just impressive to be able to throw that hard for that long," Yelich said. "And yeah, he's done a great job."

Now in his 14th MLB season, Yelich has faced and watched a variety of pitchers, but what Misiorowski is achieving is something that Yelich believes makes him an anomaly.

"I'd probably say it's pretty unique with everything that he's able to do," Yelich said. "And how he makes it really difficult on guys with extension, receive, velocity, all that stuff is probably one of one."

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