
For most pitchers, a night when your top fastball velocity was 100.9 mph would be everything you could want.
For the Milwaukee Brewers and Jacob Misiorowski, though, the constant 102-104 mph fastballs weren't present in his outing on Thursday, something that could potentially need to be monitored over his next couple starts.
Misiorowski averaged just 98.7 mph on his four-seam fastball Thursday night, down nearly a full 2 mph of his season velocity of 100.6 mph. It wasn't just the fastball that suffered from a velocity dip either.
Misiorowski's cutter and curveball were each down over a full one mph, as they were respectively down 1.6 and 1.1 mph. It was definitely a noticeable dip in velocity and "The Miz," as they call him, wasn't quite as sharp, as he allowed two runs and walked two batters while striking out just six batters.
It is the third consecutive start that Misiorowski has struck out exactly six batters.
This is insane to say because the averaged 98.7 mph, but Jacob Misiorowski’s velocity was down quite a bit today as he worked through six innings against the Mets!
— Pitch Profiler (@pitchprofiler) August 28, 2026
Unsure if it’s by design, but the stuff still looked elite! pic.twitter.com/1gpLcjBob1
Misiorowski's next scheduled start will likely be on Tuesday at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs. In what will be a tense series that will likely determine the winner of the NL Central, Misiorowski should be plenty amped up and excited to pitch against the division rivals.
Another start with decreased velocity would certainly be a worrisome sign and something that would need to be monitored with the postseason rapidly approaching.
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