Brewers' Misiorowski throws 15-K one-hitter, starter pitch

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski delivered a historic performance on Friday night, striking out a career-high 15 batters in a complete-game one-hitter to lead his team to a 6-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies at American Family Field. The dominant outing came exactly one year after the 24-year-old right-hander's major league debut.

Misiorowski was in command from the start, needing just 95 pitches-74 for strikes-to face the minimum 27 batters. He did not issue a walk. The only hit he allowed was a sharp fourth-inning single by Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber, but a subsequent strikeout and an inning-ending double play erased the baserunner. The capacity crowd of 40,205 rose to its feet as Misiorowski took the mound for the ninth inning, and he struck out Justin Crawford to seal the victory, raising his arms in celebration.

The performance was punctuated by extraordinary velocity. In the first inning, Misiorowski struck out Schwarber on a 104.5 mph fastball, which was recorded as the fastest pitch ever thrown by a starting pitcher since Major League Baseball began its pitch-tracking era in 2008. He also recorded strikeouts with pitches of 103.5 mph and 104.1 mph....