Player of the gameJacob MisiorowskiMIL7.0ip 4h 0er 8k
Jacob Misiorowski is quite possibly the hardest-throwing starting pitcher in baseball history. He bolstered that notion again in the Brewers’ 7-1 win over the Rockies at Coors Field on Saturday night by unleashing a 103.7 mph pitch to Colorado’s Kyle Karros in the third inning, the fastest pitch recorded by a starter since pitch tracking began in 2008. Misiorowski continued to set velocity-related records throughout the night, in which he threw seven innings and lowered his ERA to 1.50 for the season despite pitching in the most hitter-friendly park in the Majors. But we’ll get to those in a bit. Because the moment in this game that the 24-year-old flamethrower will remember most -- and one that demonstrated the maturity of a young phenom who has taken the baseball world by storm with his blazing fastball -- came while Misiorowski was in a seventh-inning jam. After striking out the first batter in the frame, Misiorowski walked Karros and gave up a single to Brett Sullivan, placing runners at the corners. With Misiorowski at 91 pitches, he began telling catcher William Contreras “no,” repeating it over and over in an attempt to keep Contreras from coming to the mound. Then, Misiorowski looked toward his dugout and locked eyes with Brewers manager Pat Murphy. No words were spoken, but the communication between the two was crystal clear. “He \[was saying\
