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08/21 17:42 CDT Misiorowski outduels Sale and Contreras has big game in Brewers
2-1 victory over Braves
Misiorowski outduels Sale and Contreras has big game in Brewers 2-1 victory
over Braves
By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) --- Jacob Misiorowski threw six shutout innings to outduel Chris
Sale and William Contreras went 4 for 4 as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the
Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Friday.
Misiorowski (13-5) struck out six while allowing four hits and two walks to win
this matchup of Cy Young Award contenders from first-place teams. Misiorowski
threw 96 pitches and hit at least 100 mph on 32 of them --- including a top
velocity of 103.1 --- but also mixed in more sliders than usual.
He lowered his ERA to 1.68 and increased his strikeout total to 216. The
right-hander leads the major leagues in both categories.
Atlanta left the bases loaded in the eighth and stranded the potential tying
run at second in the ninth when Trevor Megill struck out Ronald Acua Jr. to
earn his 24th save in 26 opportunities.
Sale, one of the pitchers Misiorowski has said he admired most while growing
up, scattered eight hits and walked none while striking out six in six innings.
The 2024 Cy Young Award winner has allowed three runs or fewer in an
MLB-leading 20 consecutive starts.
Milwaukee got both its runs off Sale (12-9) in the third inning.
After Luis Lara and Jackson Chourio started the inning with consecutive singles
to put runners on the corners, Contreras drove in Lara with a base hit up the
middle. Andrew Vaughn then hit into a fielder's choice that scored Chourio.
Lara went 2 for 3 and made a leaping catch at the center-field wall to rob Matt
Olson of a hit in the sixth inning.
Atlanta cut Milwaukee's lead to 2-1 on Michael Harris II's two-out RBI single
in the eighth. Antonio Senzatela then walked Ozzie Albies to load the bases
before retiring Mauricio Dubn on a fly to right.
Mike Yastrzemski hit a two-out single in the ninth and pinch runner Lane Thomas
stole second before Acua struck out.
Up next Martn Prez (8-7, 3.15 ERA) starts for Atlanta and Logan Henderson (7-2, 2.70) pitches for Milwaukee on Saturday. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
Up next Martn Prez (8-7, 3.15 ERA) starts for Atlanta and Logan Henderson (7-2, 2.70) pitches for Milwaukee on Saturday. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
