Inside the fastest show in baseball: What it's like to watch Brewers sensation Jacob Misiorowski
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- Jacob Misiorowski started against Chris Sale before 40,130 fans — Milwaukee's 16th sellout of the season — and the Brewers won 2-1 in a game with seeding implications against the Cubs and for the Braves' bye hopes.
- Misiorowski averaged 100.6 mph on his fastball but posted a 103.1 mph effective velocity thanks to 7.6 feet of extension off the rubber (99th percentile); Mason Miller's 101.5 mph raw fastball works out to just 102.4 mph effective velocity.
- Misiorowski threw a 98 mph slider, and the source notes that if it qualifies as a true slider, 49 of the 50 fastest sliders on record belong to him.
- Misiorowski works exclusively from the stretch, has allowed only one stolen base this season (tied with Ryan Weathers for fewest among qualifiers), and walks just 6% of batters — a control profile the source says gets overshadowed by his velocity.
- Misiorowski has held opponents to a .122/.230/.194 line the third time through the order, with a 45.1% ground-ball rate (64th percentile) and a curveball that leads his arsenal in whiff rate.
- The Brewers are managing Misiorowski on extra rest between starts as his workload climbs and the team prioritizes a deep October run.
Why it matters: The Brewers are managing Misiorowski's innings with extra rest for a postseason push while battling the Cubs for the top seed, and his .122/.230/.194 line the third time through the order defies a trend that typically punishes even elite starters — giving Milwaukee a rare rotational weapon for October if the workload holds.
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