Listen as Jacob Misiorowski comments on his big-league debut in Milwaukee
Jacob Misiorowski comments on his big-league debut at American Family Field on June 12, 2025, against the St. Louis Cardinals. Misiorowski pitched five innings without allowing a hit during a 6-0 Brewers win.
MINNEAPOLIS – The contrast was startling, yet oh so effective.
Making the quick turnaround from the overpowering Jacob Misiorowski, José Quintana finessed his way through an effective six innings against the Minnesota Twins on a sweltering Saturday afternoon, June 21.
His first quality start since April 22 set the stage, and the Milwaukee Brewers offense again turned in another big game in an eventual 9-0 shutout at Target Field.
The veteran left-hander allowed three hits and walked four – the free passes all coming in the first three innings – and struck out a season-low one over six innings.
“I’ll take a couple miles per hour,” Quintana joked, referring to Misiorowski’s triple-digit fastball. The 36-year-old topped out himself at 91.6 in this one. “For me, part of my game is changing speeds, trying to read swings. But the approach is always the same – try to attack the zone.
“The breaking ball was way better today. I took advantage of that and tried to start soft and finish hard and backwards.”
Quintana was afforded some much-appreciated breathing room as four singles and two walks over the first two innings against counterpart Simeon Woods Richardson gave the Brewers a 4-0 lead.
Two walks in the first inning were erased by a flyout to right. Free passes in the second and third fizzled out with another flyout and a pair of ground balls – the second of which was an inning-ending double play – respectively.
From there, Quintana dialed it in for the final three innings.
He threw a 1-2-3 fourth, stranded a leadoff single in the fifth and finished his day by stranding Carlos Correa after a double with consecutive groundouts to Joey Ortiz at shortstop in the sixth.
“Keep focusing, one pitch at a time,” Quintana said. “That was my key. I know I started slow the first two innings – too many pitches, a couple deep counts. Getting better inning by inning, that was my focus.
“That run support was amazing early and gave me the chance to feel more confidence on the mound to execute the plan.”
BOX SCORE: Brewers 9, Twins 0
Said manager Pat Murphy: “José is a veteran, and he was bobbing and weaving the first couple innings. We don’t give William (Contreras) enough credit – William got him through it, and then he got going and then the location was good.”
The temperature at first pitch was 89 degrees and rose into the mid-90s by the time Quintana had thrown his 90th and final pitch.
“Really tough,” is how Quintana described the conditions. “Always is tough to pitch in that kind of weather. The first two innings was the worst, and after that I felt more in control. With all the hydration, your body feels way better.”
The victory was the first since April 27 for Quintana (5-2), who lowered his ERA to 2.98.
The Brewers, meanwhile, improved to a season-best seven games over .500 at 42-35.
The shutout was their seventh of the season, which is tied with five other teams for fifth-most in the major leagues, and the margin of victory their largest.
Another big offensive game
After scoring four times in the first two innings, Milwaukee’s offense managed only a pair of walks over the next five until breaking out for three in the eighth and two more in the ninth to turn the game into a laugher.
Shoddy defense in left field by Harrison Bader helped open the door in the eighth, and he was also involved in another bad play by Minnesota in the ninth.
All told, Milwaukee tallied 11 hits with Sal Frelick, Christian Yelich, Brice Turang, Isaac Collins and Ortiz accounting for two apiece and six different players driving in a run.
Collins led the way with three RBI.
Some fun with numbers: The Brewers have scored 26 runs in the first two games of the series, all without the benefit of a home run.
“I love it,” Murphy said. “We’re being little woodpeckers. Probably should get in the weight room. I like homers. I like homers a lot, let’s make no mistake about it.
“But we’ve hit some balls here that would have been homers to different parts. When that happens, we can’t think about it. Keep swinging at strikets and taking balls and keep the pressure on the other team.”
Caleb Durbin makes sneaky good play
Milwaukee was ahead, 2-0, in the second but threatening again after Collins singled and Caleb Durbin walked to open the frame.
That brought Ortiz to the plate, and he hit a slow chopper to Jonah Bride – a ball that most of the time results in at least a forceout at second base, and perhaps a double play if it’s a slow runner in the box.
But the hard-charging Durbin got a huge jump, slid into second head-first and beat the throw, leaving the bases loaded for the top of the order.
And after Frelick struck out, Jackson Chourio lined a sacrifice fly to deep right and Christian Yelich followed by reaching on a swinging bunt to double Milwaukee’s advantage to 4-0.
Afterward, Durbin’s hustle merited mention from his skipper.
“Durbin, being a winning player, understanding the speed of the game and how he can take his lead to the limits, knows how important it is to get that good first step on after that ball is hit,” Murphy said. “You tell yourself, ‘I’m going to win this race.’ Any hesitation (by the fielder), and you’re safe.
“That’s what people don’t understand sometimes; you don’t understand the speed of the game. I think that’s the biggest play of the game because that momentum, it’s different now. That play made me as happy as any other play in the game.”
What time is the Brewers game today?
Time: 1:10 p.m.
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TV channel: FanDuel Sports Wisconsin
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Brewers at Twins, 1:10 p.m. June 22. Milwaukee RHP Quinn Priester (5-2, 3.46 ERA) vs. Minnesota RHP David Festa (1-1, 4.78 ERA). TV – FanDuel Sports Wisconsin. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.