The Milwaukee Brewers completed a sweep of the Chicago Cubs in shutout fashion on Wednesday with a 5-0 win, and 24-year-old left-hander Kyle Harrison had one of his best starts of his young career.

Harrison got his ninth starting nod of the season on Wednesday. The Brewers had already secured the series and first place in the National League Central Division by winning the first two games against the Cubs.

But a chance for the sweep was on the line, and Harrison put together an exceptional effort to ensure it would be achieved.

In seven shutout innings of work, Harrison struck out 11 batters while only allowing two hits and one walk. His gem of an outing came less than a month after striking out a career-high 12 batters in a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and it marked the third time he has notched 11 punch outs in a game since making his MLB debut in 2023.

Afterward, Harrison reacted to his outing.

"Yeah, honestly, that first hitter I think let me know it wasn't a really good slider," Harrison told the media. "So, honestly, I was just like, ‘Wind's blowing in, let's attack these guys and have them get some fly outs.’ And yeah, William [Contreras] was just on the same page with me.

"He's like, ‘Hey, ball in the air is an out today,’" Harrison added. "So, just kept attacking with the heater and tried to stay ahead."

According to his Baseball Savant profile, Harrison threw 94 pitches on Wednesday, and 64 of them were four-seam fastballs. His top velocity reached 97.6 mph, which demonstrated a slight uptick. For Harrison, there were a couple reasons why the ball was leaving his hands quicker.

"Yeah, I don't know, probably product of the game," he said. "Physically, I felt really good today, but really just wanted to get myself in good counts and ultimately try and finish them, maybe that's why. But no, man, just been attacking the work and it's a good start and it's been a good spot."

Harrison’s outing against the Cubs marked his second straight start in which he has not allowed a run. Additionally, he has produced 12 combined innings of shutout pitching with 18 strikeouts while only allowing seven hits and one walk in that stretch.

"Yeah, it definitely means a lot," Harrison said. "I think it shows the work. I'm not really too focused on the results per se, but I'm really just been doing a good job commanding the zone and in between outings. 

"But as you know, it's day by day," he added. "It's like, you can't look at the past outings. I really just was focused on today and now I'm focused on the next one."

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