Misiorowski’s 95-pitch – Jacob Misiorowski delivered a one-hit shutout with 15 strikeouts for the Milwaukee Brewers in a 6-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies, throwing exactly 95 pitches (74 strikes) and erasing a lone Schwarber baserunner in a career-best Maddux that topped Tarik S
Friday night at American Family Field felt like a message written in fastball velocity.
Jacob Misiorowski took the ball for the Milwaukee Brewers and turned it into history. striking out 15 Philadelphia Phillies batters while posting a 6-0 win that came with a one-hit shutout. He needed only 95 pitches—74 for strikes—to complete the night. In total. he faced 27 Phillies batters. and Philadelphia’s only baserunner arrived on a Kyle Schwarber single in the fourth inning. That moment lasted exactly long enough to be wiped away: Schwarber was erased on a double play.
The strikeouts made it impossible to look away. Misiorowski set a new benchmark for a “Maddux. ” the term named after Hall of Famer Greg Maddux for a complete-game shutout in fewer than 100 pitches. His 15 strikeouts made him the pitcher with the most strikeouts ever recorded in a Maddux since pitch count tracking began in 1988. topping Tarik Skubal. who had previously held the mark with 13 strikeouts on May 25. 2025.
This kind of company matters in baseball. not because names impress. but because the numbers only show up when everything lines up. In other Maddux-style outings, Clayton Kershaw struck out 13 batters on July 9, 2017; Carlos Carrasco totaled 12 on Sept. 17, 2014; and Cliff Lee put up 12 on April 14, 2011.
Misiorowski’s control and finish were just as sharp as the early violence against the lineup. He allowed only one hit and prevented any earned runs. His final pitch came in the ninth inning: the 95th pitch of the night clocked 103.1 mph as he struck out Justin Crawford. In that closing frame, eight of his nine pitches were recorded above 100 mph, with the lone exception a 92.2 mph changeup.
Even when the Phillies made contact—or tried to—Misiorowski’s ceiling stayed high. He threw 58 pitches at 100 mph or higher, reaching a top speed of 104.5 mph. His fastball punch-outs included early strikeouts of Trea Turner and Bryce Harper on pitches over 103 mph. That 104.5 mph strikeout pitch was the fastest clocked strikeout pitch by a starting pitcher in the pitch-tracking era. defined as since 2008. It’s also a category where Misiorowski has posted multiple top entries this season.
The night didn’t just pass the eye test; it logged with the kind of score that collectors of pitching lore obsess over. Misiorowski’s performance produced a Game Score of 100. It was the highest recorded since Justin Verlander’s 14-strikeout no-hitter in 2019. and it marked only the 155th time such a score has been recorded in MLB history. The Brewers’ own franchise standard had been a 95 Game Score by Corbin Burnes in 2021. while Ben Sheets posted a 94 in his 18-strikeout outing in 2004.
What makes this run feel even sturdier is what happened before Friday, too. Over his last eight starts, Misiorowski allowed earned runs in only one outing, with a stretch of 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0. That translates to a 0.17 ERA across 54⅓ innings with 80 strikeouts. During that span. he joined a select historical group that includes Walter Johnson. Guy Bush. and Fernando Valenzuela. all credited with allowing no more than one earned run across eight starts.
The timing sharpened the story further. Friday’s start landed exactly one year after Misiorowski’s MLB debut. Since then, he has gone 13-5 with a 2.65 ERA over 153 innings, producing 218 strikeouts in 28 starts and one relief appearance. In that span. only Cristopher Sanchez (242). Dylan Cease (222). and Jesus Luzardo (221) have amassed more strikeouts. though those pitchers have thrown more innings. His 5.3 WAR since debut trails only Sanchez (8.9) and Paul Skenes (6.1).
Milwaukee carried the momentum into the next chapter of the series. The Brewers improved to 42-25 with the win, and they continue Saturday when Shane Drohan takes the mound against the Phillies’ Aaron Nola.
For Philadelphia. the result is a hard one to shake: one-hit shutout. 15 strikeouts. and a season-defining performance that ends with a final pitch clocked at 103.1 mph. For Milwaukee. it’s the kind of night that doesn’t just change a game score—it changes what fans expect to see when Misiorowski is on the mound.
Jacob Misiorowski Milwaukee Brewers Philadelphia Phillies Maddux one-hit shutout 15 strikeouts 95 pitches Kyle Schwarber Tarik Skubal Game Score 100