Brewers club Rockies 11-2
Misiorowski whiffs 12 of first 13 batters
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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Jacob Misiorowski struck out 12 of the first 13 batters he faced -- including each of the first seven -- and allowed only one hit over five innings and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Colorado Rockies 11-2 on Sunday.
Misiorowski (11-4) set a Brewers franchise record for consecutive strikeouts to start a game. Sixty-six of his 83 pitches exceeded 100 mph, as Misiorowski broke his own major league record for most 100-mph pitches in a game since pitch tracking began in 2008.
Colorado didn’t get a runner on base against Misiorowski until Cole Carrigg hit a two-out, opposite-field homer in the fifth on a 101.9-mph fastball. It was the fastest pitch that has ever resulted in a Rockies homer during the pitch tracking era.
Misiorowski increased his MLB-leading strikeout total to 185. He allowed one run over five innings as his ERA rose slightly to an MLB-best 1.58.
Andrew Vaughn homered for the NL Central-leading Brewers.
Milwaukee’s nine doubles matched a franchise single-game record. The Brewers had a season-high 11 extra-base hits.
Joey Ortiz tripled and doubled for the Brewers. Luis Lara and Jackson Chourio each hit two doubles, with Lara also driving in two runs. Cooper Pratt had two hits and two RBIs.
The Brewers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Colorado’s Kyle Freeland (2-10) threw a wild pitch and had an errant throw to first after fielding a bunt during that rally.
Freeland gave up five runs in 5 1/3 innings as his ERA rose to 7.34.
Before Sunday’s game the Brewers announce that veteran pitcher Lance McCullers has been designated for assignment less than two weeks after they acquired the right-hander from the Houston Astros.
Milwaukee recalled right-handed pitcher Garrett Stallings from Triple-A Nashville.
The moves came a day after McCullers walked four batters in 1 2/3 innings of relief in an 8-5 victory over the Rockies. McCullers entered with Milwaukee ahead 8-2 in the eighth inning and returned for the ninth, but he allowed a hit and two walks in that inning before Trevor Megill came in to get the final out.
McCullers went 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA in two relief appearances with Milwaukee. He struck out five, walked five and allowed five runs (three earned) over 4 2/3 innings.
Rookies Cooper Pratt and Luis Lara drove in three runs apiece and Robert Gasser worked six solid innings in Saturday’s win.
The Brewers open a three-game series Tuesday at San Francisco. Brandon Sproat (3-5, 5.09) pitches for the Brewers and Tyler Mahle (2-9, 5.31) starts for the Giants.