Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski had been dealing all night, then things took a turn in the sixth inning.
In a game in which the Milwaukee Brewers fell short to the Boston Red Sox, 3-2, on Tuesday night at Fenway Park, right-hander Jacob Misiorowski looked like he was going to have his best start of the young 2026 season.
Then, the bottom of the sixth inning happened.
After logging his 10th strikeout of the day to open the bottom of the frame, Misiorowski allowed three-straight walks to load the bases in a game in which neither team had scored. That would mark the end of Misiorowski’s evening as manager Pat Murphy relieved him of his duties in favor of left-handed reliever DL Hall.
What ensued was a three-run inning by the Red Sox that Milwaukee, despite responding with two runs in the top of the seventh, would not be able to recover from. Afterward, Misiorowski spoke with the media.
“I mean, the game plan was to pound the zone,” Misiorowski said. “And I feel like, yeah, the first five I did it. It felt good.”
Before giving up three walks in the bottom of the sixth, Misiorowski allowed only one walk and two hits. After striking out Roman Anthony, Misiorowski seemed like he would get through the inning unscathed. In his postgame interview, Misiorowski confirmed that his legs were feeling heavy by the sixth inning.
“Yeah, of course,” Misiorowski said. “I mean, yeah, I mean you could tell that, you know, it wasn't all there. And, you know, the first strikeout I got; kind of felt it after that. So, you know, it is what it is.”
Still, it was mostly a good outing for Misiorowski as he struck out nearly half of the 22 batters he faced. He finished the night with three earned runs, four walks, and two hits allowed.
For the 23-year-old in his second MLB season, the goal is to work through stretches of adversity on the mound like what he faced on Tuesday.
“Try to figure it out,” Misiorowski said. “I mean, that's the whole thing, you know, just keep going with it, and, you know, trust that the mechanics are going to bring me back. And I, you know, I was trying to overcompensate and do something different than I was.”
Misiorowski now has 28 strikeouts on the season compared to nine walks. He has also only given up eight hits and six earned runs through 16 ⅓ innings of work. After Tuesday’s outing, he owns a 3.31 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP, and the loss to the Red Sox marked his first losing decision of the season.
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