Jacob Misiorowski’s record-setting strikeout performance for the Milwaukee Brewers went to waste as a silent offense led to a shutout loss against the Los Angeles Angels.
On the eve of the trade deadline, the Milwaukee Brewers failed to pick up their 70th win of the season.
Instead, they fell to 69-42 thanks to the Los Angeles Angels handing them an embarrassing shutout loss, 3-0.
Jacob Misiorowski did everything in his power to guide this team to victory, but the two-run homer he allowed in the second inning turned out to be the biggest difference-maker in this game.
Wade Meckler, the local hero, went yard for just his third time this season. He just so happened to do it against the Cy Young frontrunner, a guy who struck out 10 Angels in seven innings of work.
Misiorowski's start was all for nothing
In a perfect world, this offense would've given Miz far more than just a few hits. Milwaukee had baserunners, but blunders like David Hamilton getting caught stealing and Jake Bauers getting picked off held them back from ever doing damage.
Misiorowski became the franchise leader in most double-digit strikeout games in a single season. He's now done so 10 times in his 21 starts, and it's crazy to think his seven-inning gem resulted in him falling to 11-5 on the year.
It took 6.2 innings before Miz got into his first three-ball count. It resulted in a walk, but he settled back in and got a groundout to end this outing, one that saw him retire 16 straight after giving up the homer to Meckler.
Brewers' offense was nowhere to be found
For the crowd who's asking this team to add a bat at the MLB Trade Deadline, this is exactly why. Milwaukee somehow ended this game with one more hit than the Angels, but none of that mattered.
Brice Turang and Jackson Chourio, the team's two hitters at the top of the lineup, combined for three of their five hits. Jake Bauers had a hit and a walk himself while Cooper Pratt also recorded a base hit. In total, Chourio reached base a team-high three times while David Hamilton drew a pair of walks as well.
Ultimately, the Brewers left seven runners on base, which is four more than the Angels did. Even though Milwaukee already had the series locked up at this point, one can only imagine what a game like this could mean in the grand scheme of things if the National League's race for the best record is decided by one game.
Chourio gave the team their only hit with a runner in scoring position as Milwaukee now shifts its focus to a long flight home before hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates in a four-game slate.
