Brewers Starters Shine in Doubleheader
Jul 8, 2026 4:23 PM

Jacob Misiorowski strengthened his Cy Young case with double-digit strikeouts while Robert Gasser dominated in his Milwaukee Brewers return, fueling a critical two-game sweep of the rival St. Louis Cardinals.

The Milwaukee Brewers couldn't have asked for much more out of their starting pitchers in Tuesday's doubleheader.

Milwaukee took both games against the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-3 and 10-2.

Things didn't exactly go according to plan when Jacob Misiorowski first took the mound, but he settled in and delivered another stellar pitching performance, one that may have kept him in the running as the Cy Young favorite.

Just a few hours later, Robert Gasser returned to the big leagues and proved to everyone why this organization still believes in him. Somehow, Gasser went deeper into the game than Misiorowski did, and Milwaukee needed just five pitchers to get through a pair of games on July 7.

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Misiorowski does his thing

Miz threw 103 pitches in 7.0 innings and allowed three earned runs on just three hits. Ultimately, two of those hits were home runs. Homers have been a bit of an issue for the now two-time All-Star, but he still has one more start before the break to prove that it isn't going to be a long term issue.

Misiorowski struck out 11 batters, another unbelievable total that further extended his league-leading strikeout numbers. Through 18 starts, four more than he started a year ago, Miz has a 10-4 record with a stellar 1.62 ERA and 0.76 WHIP. His 167 strikeouts join those two numbers as the best in all of baseball.

Despite giving up a pair of runs in the first inning, and one in the third, Misiorowski settled in and cruised through the middle innings. From there, Aaron Ashby picked up his sixth hold while Abner Uribe slammed the door shut for his sixth save of the season.

Welcome back, Gasser

For just the second time this season, Gasser picked up a win. Granted, he's only made eight starts, he's just 2-3 and his ERA has now fallen to 4.15.

His WHIP is a respectable 1.18, but that looks like an abysmal number compared to what Misiorowski is doing. That said, his WHIP and 0.5 WAR both prove the 27-year-old is starting to put everything together.

Gasser likely could've made it through 8.0 innings, but manager Pat Murphy opted to end his outing at 7.2. He had thrown 94 pitches by that point, allowing just two earned runs on four hits.

Again, the Cardinals managed to hit a home run off a Brewers pitcher, but things didn't matter as Milwaukee cruised to a 10-2 victory in the second game, thanks to Craig Yoho recording the final four outs without allowing a hit.

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