After an extra two days of rest, it was finally time for Jacob Misiorowski’s second start. He had a tough act to follow with his five-plus innings of no-hit baseball in his first start. He did not disappoint in his second. Misiorowski carried a perfect game into the seventh inning, and the Brewers’ offense gave him plenty of support.
The game started out with both pitchers showing their strength. Joe Ryan was out first for the Twins. He allowed a one-out walk to Jackson Chourio, but traded places with Christian Yelich on a groundout. William Contreras struck out to end the inning. Meanwhile, Misiorowski sat the Twins down in order. He needed just 11 pitches in the first inning and added two strikeouts in the process — including this nasty sit-down.
The pitchers continued to duel through the second inning. Isaac Collins drew a two-out walk but tried to get in scoring position and was thrown out. As for Misiorowski, he rolled through the second with another 11-pitch inning. Both starters kept dueling through the third, each setting down the side in order. Both teams were hitless through three innings.
While that hitless streak continued through the fourth, the scoreless streak did not. Chourio drew his second walk of the game to lead off the fourth. He then stole second base, and Yelich moved him up to third on a groundout. Contreras finished off the manufacturing process with a sacrifice fly, and the Brewers had a 1-0 lead. Meanwhile, Misiorowski kept rolling, striking out his third batter with another 1-2-3 inning.
The no-hitter ended on the Twins’ side with a single by Rhys Hoskins to lead off the fifth. He would be erased quickly, though. Collins hit a ball down to first base, but right at Kody Clemens. A catch and a quick step on first resulted in an unassisted double-play. Caleb Durbin struck out to end the inning. As for Misiorowski, he added another two strikeouts. His perfect day almost came to an end here, but Isaac Collins made a sliding play to keep it alive for the moment. However, the Twins were starting to make Misiorowski work — he needed 17 pitches to get through the inning.
The game still sat with a tight 1-0 lead, but the Brewers would give Misiorowski some much-needed run support in the sixth. Sal Frelick started out the scoring with a one-out single. It didn’t take long for him to score thanks to Chourio, who doubled and reached third to make it a 2-0 game.
That chased Ryan from the game, and the Twins went to left-handed pitcher Danny Columbe to face Yelich. The matchup play did not phase Yelich as he hit the first pitch he saw for a single, scoring Chourio to make it a 3-0 lead.
Yelich advanced to second on a Contreras groundout, and Turang bunted for a single to put runners at the corners. With Hoskins at the plate, Turang went for the steal and was initially called safe. However, the Twins challenged the play. Though the TV angles we had didn’t show a conclusive result, the umpires overturned the call to end the inning.
Misiorowski came back out after sitting for a while in the fifth, but it didn’t phase him. The inning started quick with a groundout from Harrison Bader. He needed to battle against Clemens but it ended with a strikeout. Christian Vázquez also took Misiorowski to a full count, ending with a ball hit to deep left-center. It wasn’t deep enough and Collins chased it down. Through six innings, Misiorowski faced the minimum 18 batters. However, he also needed another 17 pitches in the sixth and was up to 80 for the night.
Christian Vazquez gave one a ride, but it settled into Isaac Collins’s glove on the warning track in LF.
Jacob Misirowski: Six perfect innings in the books, 80 pitches, 29 100 mph or more.
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The Twins brought in Justin Topa for the seventh inning. Hoskins started the inning with a strikeout, but Collins hit a one-out single to left center for the first hit of the inning. The hit-and-run was on with Durbin up, and he hit a ground ball right through a small gap between third and short, which put runners at the corners. Joey Ortiz continued the hit parade with a third straight single, scoring Collins for a 4-0 lead. Frelick hit the next pitch to center for the Brewers’ fourth-straight single. That scored Durbin and moved Ortiz to third, making it 5-0 Brewers. Chourio was up next and took a four-pitch walk (his third walk of the day) to load the bases.
Once again, the Twins went to a left-handed pitcher to face Yelich and brought in Joey Wentz. The result was the same as the first time — an RBI hit. This time, it was a bases-clearing double, blowing the game wide open at 8-0. William Contreras ended the Brewers’ streak of six straight baserunners with a flyout to center. Yelich advanced to third on a wild pitch with Turang at the plate, but Turang struck out to end a five-run inning.
Speculation was ongoing throughout the top of the seventh about whether Misiorowski would come back out, and the long inning with relievers warming up made it look like his day would be done. However, the Brewers sent him back out to start the bottom of the seventh. It was one inning too long for him, and he didn’t look the same. His control was off, and his velocity was down. He issued a four-pitch walk to Byron Buxton, then Matt Wallner hit the second pitch deep to right. Initially, it looked like it might go foul or stay in play, but it just carried out.
That ended Misiorowski’s no-hit streak and scoreless streak. Pat Murphy pulled him there, but he still had an impressive day. His 11 no-hit innings to start his career are the second longest in MLB since 1920. His only two marks were the walk and home run in that seventh inning.
Nick Mears was first out of the bullpen. It was a pretty routine inning from there. Ryan Jeffers took a two-out walk, but that was all Mears allowed.
Even though Misiorowski finally cooled off, the Brewers’ offense did not. Hoskins drew a leadoff walk to start the eighth, and Andruw Monasterio came in to pinch run. Following a Collins groundout, Durbin singled to put a runner in scoring position. Ortiz cashed him in with another single, with Monasterio scoring on a sliding play. Frelick added on a third straight single, loading the bases with one out. Chourio popped out for the second out (his first out of the game). That brought up Yelich to face a left-handed pitcher again. For the third time in this game, Yelich collected a hit off a lefty. This one just missed leaving the ballpark for a grand slam as it hit off the high wall and would have been out a few feet further to the left. It was still deep enough to clear the bases, and the Brewers had a 12-2 lead.
With a 10-run lead, both teams brought in the benches to finish off the game. DL Hall came in for the eighth, with Eric Haase coming in for Contreras. Hall pitched a 1-2-3 inning to finish off the eighth inning.
The game went full spring training in the ninth with the Twins bringing in a position player — Jonah Bride — to pitch and completely realigning their defense with their bench. Daz Cameron pinch-hit for Turang to start the ninth and popped out. Monasterio singled to start another scoring rally. Jake Bauers pinch-hit for Collins and added another single, moving Monasterio to third. Durbin drew a walk to load the bases for Ortiz. He hit his third single of the day, driving in Monasterio for a 13-2 lead. Frelick added a sacrifice fly to score Bauers from third. Chourio followed that up with his second hit of the day, a double that hit off the wall and scored two. Yelich — denied his eighth RBI of the day earlier — would not be denied this time. He singled to right to get another one in, setting a new personal record and tying the franchise record. Haase struck out to end the inning, and the lead had built to 17-2.
The Brewers also went full spring training with their lineup. Bauers remained in the game to pitch, Cameron remained in right field, Yelich moved out to left field, Monasterio moved from first to second, and Frelick took over at first base. The inning started with position player-turned-pitcher Bride reaching on a throwing error by Ortiz. Bauers followed that up with a strikeout of Wallner. The Twins took advantage of Bauers from there. Willi Castro singled, then Ty France doubled to bring in two runs. DaShawn Keirsey Jr. drew a walk, and Brooks Lee brought in France with a single. Bader followed that with a four-pitch walk to load the bases, and it was starting to look like the Brewers might actually have to use another reliever in this one. Clemens recorded the second out on a sacrifice fly that scored another run. Vázquez singled, but the game finally ended with Bride flying out to left. The Brewers won by a score of 17-6.
The Brewers’ offense combined for 17 runs, 19 hits, and six walks in the game. Yelich had a four-hit, eight-RBI day. Frelick and Ortiz each had three hits. Chourio reached base five times with three walks and two doubles. Durbin had two hits. Every other starter had a hit except for Contreras, who still added on with a sac fly for an RBI.
As for the pitching staff, if you discount Bauers, it was a stellar day for them. Before that ninth inning, they allowed a total of one hit and two walks. We won’t think about that ninth inning much — it was basically just an extra inning of spring training.
The weekend will feature some afternoon matinees, and it’s going to be scorching hot in both. Tomorrow’s game has a forecast high of 97 degrees in Minneapolis. Jose Quintana will face Simeon Woods Richardson in game two of the series. First pitch is set for 1:10 p.m. CT, and it will be on FanDuel Sports Wisconsin and the Brewers Radio Network.