The southpaw cemented his dominance by fanning 12 San Francisco Giants, setting a historic franchise mark and proving the doubters wrong while fueling Milwaukee's surge to the top.
The Milwaukee Brewers couldn't be more thrilled with how Kyle Harrison has pitched since they acquired him this offseason.
Harrison, who began his career with the San Francisco Giants, came to Milwaukee after a short stint with the Boston Red Sox.
It's clear neither of those teams truly believed in his abilities, but now, Harrison is making history with the Brew Crew.
The 24-year-old improved to 7-1 on Tuesday night as his ERA sits at just 1.57. Other than a two-out, two-strike home run to Willy Adames in the sixth inning, Harrison pitched his heart out and was phenomenal, tying a career high of 12 strikeouts.
History-Making Strikeout Numbers
During the Brewers broadcast last night, Harrison's strikeout numbers were touted as some of the best in franchise history. A graphic was shown on the screen that announced Harrison was the first left handed pitcher in franchise history with 10-plus strikeouts through the first four innings of a game.
Not only that, but Harrison joins teammate Jacob Misiorowski and Kansas City Royals' Cole Ragans as the two other pitchers with 10+ strikeouts through four innings this season.
Remember, Harrison struck out 11 batters in Chicago on May 20 but then struck out just two Cardinals six days later. Then, here he was, on June 2, striking out 12 Giants, including eight of the team's nine players in the lineup.
Kyle Harrison Discusses Revenge Game
"It’s always going to feel personal, right?” Harrison said, according to MLB.com. “I grew up 40 minutes from that ballpark and had a great time there. I cherish my memories with them. It feels good, but I have to do it in another five days, so you can’t get caught up in that.”
Harrison later said, "It's nice to finally find some footing here," as it's clear he isn't going anywhere anytime soon. The California native has been on an absolute roll, and he and Miz are one of the best one-two starting pitching combos in all of baseball.
While he failed to make it through the full six innings, manager Pat Murphy had no choice to pull him after 5.2. Harrison had just given up the home run and issued his second walk of the game after throwing his 106th pitch. There was no need to risk anything and have him try to record another out.
Having picked up the win in four straight games, the last thing the Brewers want to do is have Harrison land on the IL like some of their best pitchers currently are.
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