WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Jacob Misiorowski’s bid for a no-hitter quickly faded as the biggest news for the Milwaukee Brewers’ 6-foot-7 right-hander when a hamstring injury forced him to leave Friday night’s at Washington.
Misiorowski worked 5 1/3 innings hitless innings with and two walks before leaving the game because of a right hamstring cramp. The 24-year-old Misiorowski departed after throwing a 98.9 mph fastball to James Wood.
After delivering the pitch, Misiorowski caught the return throw from catcher William Contreras and then walked off the mound and looked toward the Milwaukee dugout. Following a discussion on the mound with manager Pat Murphy and trainer Brad Epstein, Misiorowski left the field.
鈥淛ust a hamstring cramp,” Misiorowski said. “Didn鈥檛 want to push through it. Thought better to turn it over to the bullpen and let (Aaron Ashby) handle it.鈥�
The Brewers hope Misiorowski avoided a serious injury.
鈥淚t seems like things are going in the right direction,” Murphy said before Saturday’s game. “He feels like he鈥檚 going to be fine, but we鈥檙e going to see if he can go through his normal day and see what it has in store for us. I think he鈥檚 going to be fine.鈥�
Murphy said no imaging was performed on the pitcher.
Misiorowski said Friday he felt discomfort in the hamstring from the start of the sixth inning.
鈥淧robably about the last warmup pitch and then that whole first batter I had it,” Misiorowski said. “It didn鈥檛 really get terrible until that first pitch to Wood, and then it really grabbed. One of those things.鈥�
Ashby replaced Misiorowski. to left field off Ashby with one out in the seventh broke up the combined no-hitter. Milwaukee left fielder Blake Perkins made a a diving attempt to catch Lile鈥檚 double.
Misiorowski鈥檚 43 pitches of 100 mph or more was third-highest since tracking began in 2008. He trailed only 47 by Cincinnati鈥檚 Hunter Greene at St. Louis on Sept. 17, 2022, and 44 by Greene against Pittsburgh on March 30, 2023.
The injury scare with Misiorowski came after the Brewers placed on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. Woodruff left Thursday night’s game after 1 1/3 innings when a caused concern. Right-hander Quinn Priester hasn鈥檛 pitched yet this year because of thoracic outlet syndrome.
Murphy also provided an update Saturday on reliever Angel Zerpa, who was placed on the 15-day IL on Wednesday with left forearm tightness.
鈥淗e got a second opinion and now the ball鈥檚 in his court,” Murphy said regarding potential surgery for Zerpa.
Murphy said it’s always necessary to prepare for injuries, especially with pitchers.
鈥淵ou expect the full catastrophe every year 鈥� everything鈥檚 going to happen,” Murphy said. “I鈥檓 really hopeful that it鈥檚 not that. Again, every year it gets around to the full catastrophe, not usually by May 1st.鈥�
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