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- Jacob Misiorowski strikes out 12 Dodgers in Brewers win, outduels Clayton Kershaw despite leadoff HR from Shohei Ohtani</p>
<p>Jason OwensJuly 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM</p>
<p>Jacob Misiorowski faced perhaps the stiffest test yet of his sensational rookie campaign Tuesday against the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.</p>
<p>He passed, with honors.</p>
<p>Misiorowski allowed a leadoff home run to Shohei Ohtani on the third pitch of the game. From there, he struck out 12 and didn't allow another run to power the Brewers to a 3-1 win.</p>
<p>It added up to another sensational outing from the hard-throwing right-hander, who outdueled Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw to pick up the win.</p>
<p>Los Angeles hitters posted a season-high 15 strikeouts for the game as the Dodgers lost their fifth straight and their second straight to the Brewers. They remain in control of the NL West with a 56-37 record. The Brewers improved to 52-40 to move within three games of the first-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central.</p>
<p>Jacob Misiorowski was fired up while leading the Brewers past the Dodgers. He recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts in the win. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash) ()Misiorowski fired up for final out of his night</p>
<p>Misiorowski showcased his heat with 21 fastballs that hit 100-plus mph on the radar gun. He balanced it with a sweeping slider and a diving curveball that repeatedly baffled the Dodgers.</p>
<p>When he got into his only jam of the night, he got an assist from a stellar Brewers defense and unleashed a celebratory fist pump when the inning was done.</p>
<p>FIRE US UP MIZ 😤 pic.twitter.com/F6nhTqkbXi</p>
<p>— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) July 9, 2025</p>
<p>"I was just in disbelief that I got out of the inning," Misiorowski told TBS after the game. "You're facing the Dodgers. It's just a wave of emotions to finally do what you were dreaming of doing."</p>
<p>Ohtani HR doesn't spell doom for Misiorowski</p>
<p>Misiorowski's night got off to an inauspicious start. He put Ohtani in an 0-2 hole to lead off the game. But he left a third-pitch curveball over the inside of the plate that Ohtani launched over the centerfield wall for his NL-best 31st home run of the season.</p>
<p>It threatened to be a real welcome-to-the-big leagues moment from the three-time MVP in the fifth start of Misiorowski's MLB career. But Misiorowski didn't rattle.</p>
<p>Misiorowski's sensational stuff</p>
<p>The 23-year-old proceeded to strikeout 10 of the next 13 batters he faced without issuing a walk. He was one pitch away from an immaculate inning in the second after striking out Michael Conforto and Hyeseong Kim on six pitches.</p>
<p>He ended up allowing a single to Dalton Rushing, but ended the inning with no damage thanks to a strikeout of James Outman.</p>
<p>His second time through the Dodgers order went better than his first. He struck out Ohtani with a 2-2 curveball in the third inning before ending the inning with a swinging strike three of Freddie Freeman to keep the Brewers within 1-0.</p>
<p>He recorded two more strikeouts in the fourth before Brewers bats finally got to Kershaw with two runs in the bottom of the inning for a 2-1 Milwaukee lead.</p>
<p>Misiorowski added two more strikeouts in the fifth inning, including a four-pitch effort that got Outman swinging on a 99 mph fastball on the outside corner.</p>
<p>TWELVE STRIKEOUTS FOR JACOB MISIOROWSKI THROUGH FIVE INNINGS! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/eA9bFmSU6T</p>
<p>— MLB (@MLB) July 9, 2025</p>
<p>In the sixth inning, Misiorowski got into his first jam. He promptly worked out of it with some help.</p>
<p>Brewers defense steps up to preserve lead</p>
<p>Misiorowski issued a leadoff walk to Ohtani on a full count, then allowed an infield hit to Mookie Betts. A Freddie Freeman groundout advanced the runners to second and third with one out.</p>
<p>Andy Pages then hit a ground ball to third base, and Ohtani took off running for home. Third baseman Andruw Monasterio made the heads-up play to throw for home, and Ohtani never stood a chance. He was tagged out for the second out of the inning on a perfect throw.</p>
<p>Helluva play by Andruw Monasterio to maintain the lead! pic.twitter.com/r8oTnrupIF</p>
<p>— Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 9, 2025</p>
<p>A groundout to first by Conforto ended the inning, and Misiorowski's night was done.</p>
<p>In the end, he allowed four hits including the home run to Ohtani while issuing a single walk. His 12 strikeouts marked a career high in the second of his five MLB starts that extended to six innings. He threw 68 of his 91 pitches for strikes.</p>
<p>The outing lowered his ERA from 3.20 to 2.81. And he picked up a win against a future Hall of Famer in Kershaw who was fresh off recording the 3,000th strikeout of his career.</p>
<p>In a rookie campaign already featuring multiple standout efforts, Tuesday's against the Dodgers may be Misiorowski's best yet.</p>
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