A Milwaukee Brewers pitcher made baseball history Monday night by delivering an unprecedented number of triple-digit fastballs during his team’s 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
Jacob Misiorowski launched 57 fastballs clocking 100 mph or higher, shattering the previous mark of 47 set by Cincinnati’s Hunter Greene in a September 2022 matchup against St. Louis. The feat represents the most high-velocity pitches recorded in any single contest since official pitch tracking technology was implemented in 2008.
The 24-year-old hurler struck out 12 batters to equal his personal best while improving his season record to 5-2. During his seven-inning performance, Misiorowski surrendered just two hits and one walk, lowering his earned run average to 1.83.
Of his 96 total pitches, 40 registered at 101 mph, while 22 reached 102 mph. Nine of his offerings hit at least 103 mph, with his fastest clocking 103.4 mph on three separate occasions.
Misiorowski tied another record held by Greene from that same 2022 contest by recording nine strikeouts on pitches exceeding 100 mph.
After walking JJ Wetherholt on a 3-2 inside pitch to start the game, the Cardinals managed just one baserunner until Pedro Pagés blooped a single leading off the sixth inning. St. Louis scored their lone run later that inning, ending Misiorowski’s streak of 29 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings.
The franchise record for consecutive scoreless innings belongs to Teddy Higuera, who threw 32 straight shutout frames in 1987. Misiorowski entered Monday’s contest having blanked opponents across his previous four starts.
