The Milwaukee Brewers, to no surprise, announced that Jacob Misiorowski will be the team's Game 1 starter as they eye their first-ever World Series championship.

Misiorowski, 24, just finished his first full year in the big leagues, and to say it went well would be an understatement.

The Missouri native finished with the third most wins in all of baseball (16), and he led the league with a 1.80 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, and 252 strikeouts.

Things haven't come that easy to Miz in the playoffs, but at the end of the day he's still the expected Cy Young winner here in 2026.

Misiorowski's only career start against the Tampa Bay Rays came back on April 1 when the Brewers dominated the series finale, 8-2.

Remember, the Brewers went 2-1 against the Rays in the regular season. After dropping the opener, 3-2, they outscored Tampa Bay 14-4 in the final two games.

Obviously, a lot can change throughout the course of a 162-game season, and it's worth noting that it was only Misiorowski's second start of the season.

All those months ago, Misiorowski pitched in what was a 2-2 game through the seventh inning.

After Misiorowski struck out four of the first five batters he faced, he'd allow a single to Nick Fortes, someone who only has three at-bats for the Rays this postseason.

Miz would then walk Chandler Simpson, but he got out of a two-on, two-out situation with a groundout.

Richie Palacios was hit on the third pitch Misiorowski threw in the third inning, and then he gave up a 364-foot homer to Yandy Diaz on a 97-mph four-seam fastball.

Jake Fraley, who is no longer on the Rays, doubled with one out before Misiorowski struck out the next two batters.

A Brice Turang two-run homer tied this game up in the bottom of the third, so Misiorowski didn't have to pitch with a deficit for long.

Simpson reached base again in the top of the fourth, and then Palacios drew a two-out walk.

This time around, Misiorowski got Diaz to ground out, and he escaped another two-on, two-out jam in the fourth.

In the end, Misiorowski would retire the final seven batters he faced. He was pulled after six innings in a game that saw Aaron Ashby improve to 2-0 thanks to a six-run eighth inning from the Brewers.

Misiorowski allowed a pair of earned runs in his 94-pitch outing against the Rays. He struck out seven batters, walked a pair, and did a great job other than the home run he allowed to Diaz.