Misiorowski exits World Series Game 5 with calf cramp

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski left Game 5 of the World Series with a right calf cramp after pitching 5⅔ scoreless innings, the team said, as Milwaukee led the Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 on October 28. Misiorowski had thrown 86 pitches when he exited. JoJo Romero entered in relief and recorded the final out of the sixth inning. The Brewers were trying to close out the series, but the supplied reports do not establish the final outcome of Game 5. The team’s explanation followed game-time reporting that Misiorowski was leaving with an athletic trainer and may have cramped. The evidence does not independently establish the diagnosis or show what caused the exit, so the right calf cramp remains the Brewers’ stated reason. Video from the game showed Misiorowski asking the grounds crew to work on the mound, including during the first inning and between innings. He also slipped during a warmup pitch before the second inning. The reports describe those events but do not establish that the mound conditions caused his departure. Misiorowski had a history of cramping during two May starts, according to an account citing Brewers pitching coach Chris Hook. He left a May 1 outing...