Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski has emerged as a strong contender for the National League Cy Young Award this season. Misiorowski faced off against Los Angeles Dodgers phenom Shohei Ohtani in a highly anticipated matchup on Saturday night.
The Brewers ace, who entered Saturday’s game at Dodger Stadium with the most strikeouts in the league this season, struck out Ohtani on three pitches for his fourth strikeout of the game.
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MLB fans reacted to Misiorowski getting the better of Ohtani in an intense battle.
“Real Cy Young strikes out the fake Cy Young.”
“THE MIZ STRIKES OUT OHTANI SWINGING! Jacob Misiorowski just sat down Shohei! The rookie has NO FEAR! 100 MPH cheese! #Brewers.”
“You mean Jacob Misiorowski strikes out the interpreter.”
“Ohtani is so trash bro he’s literally robbing us wtf.”
“Definitely a filthy 3-2 slider low and away, catchers frame it and hes toast.”
The Brewers ace also struck out Freddie Freeman to escape the bases-loaded jam and preserve Milwaukee’s 4-1 lead. Misiorowski restricted the Dodgers to one run over six innings with six strikeouts.
Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski backed his “heater” against Shohei Ohtani
Jacob Misiorowski is no stranger to facing Shohei Ohtani and the Brewers ace came into Saturday’s game prepared for the four-time MVP swinging at his heater.
“He knows what I’m going to do. I’m going to throw a heater,” Misiorowski said. “He’s going to hit it or he’s not going to hit it. We’re going to see.
“You know, I’m going to go out there and do my thing. I’m not going to change it for the dude that’s in the box. That’s what I do against everyone: ‘I’m going to throw a heater. Good luck. Here it is.'”
Following his outing, Misiorowski has 210 strikeouts for the season after 23 starts. He earned his 12th win after the Brewers’ 4-1 victory.
Edited by Chaitanya Prakash
