The Milwaukee Brewers recovered from two-straight losses to the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 5-1 series-opening victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Once again, Jacob Misiorowski was a star.

In his 11th start of the season, Misiorowski went seven innings and struck out 12 batters while allowing just two hits, one earned run and one walk. Throughout the afternoon, he was lighting up the strike zone with high velocity fastballs that got up to 103.4 mph.

After the game, Misiorowski talked about his performance and his strategy behind it.

"Just, you know, relying on the heater and, you know, trusting that I can get away with heaters up," Misiorowski said. 

When it comes to throwing high-velocity pitches, Misiorowski wants to remain consistent with what has become one of his greatest strengths. 

"I mean, I feel like that's how it should be every day," Misiorowski said. "I feel like that's where I'm at. So, I mean, I think that's just my normal."

According to his Baseball Savant profile, Misiorowski threw 96 pitches, 73 of which were four-seam fastballs.

On average, his fastballs were reaching 101.1 mph. Misiorowski’s start on Monday also marked the first time in a month he has allowed a run, and he touched on the highs and lows of each start during that time and how his tempo and approach dictated them.

"I mean, there were definitely some starts in that 29 that I felt like [expletive],"Misiorowski said. "You know, there's others that you feel great and you're, like, barely squeaking your way through. So, no, it doesn't matter. It's just baseball."

After giving up his first earned run in a month, which came in the top of the sixth inning, Misiorowski returned in the seventh for a curtain call moment to cap off his epic day in which he struck out two of the three batters he faced in the inning. He knew his outing was coming to an end, and he provided what he had left in the tank.

"I mean, that was all I had," Misiorowski said. "So, it was just one of those things you go in the dugout, they tell you the inning before, like, 'Hey, this is it, go get it.'" And, like, kind of trust that, you know, the bullpen's going to have your back."

Of Misiorowski’s pitches, 57 were at 100 mph or higher. When asked if he was surprised about his unrelenting speed, Misiorowski's answer was simple.

"No," he said. "That's what I do, I throw hard."

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