Jacob Misiorowski claims that Brewers fans are driving force behind his success

Jacob Misiorowski praises fans despite not having his best stuff

Even though Misiorowski didn't have his best stuff on the mound in Game 1, the Brewers bullpen came up big when it mattered the most, providing shutdown innings of relief. 

The Dodgers racked up Misiorowski's pitch count, and he exited after throwing 94 pitches across 4 1/3 innings and giving up five hits, one earned run, three walks and five strikeouts. 

But Misiorowski told Morosi that the excited crowd helped him to battle in the game. In the second inning, when he threw six consecutive balls, the fan base encouraged him despite him losing his command and throwing 35 pitches. 

He commenced the second inning by throwing four balls in a row that allowed Shohei Ohtani to walk. He then followed by throwing two more balls to Kyle Tucker and ended up also walking him. While he did give up a single to Andy Pages that provided the Dodgers with a 1-0 lead, he was able to escape the inning by getting Kike Hernandez to hit into an inning-ending double play. 

But thanks to a home run from Brice Turang in the bottom of the fourth and efficient small ball with Luis Lara singling in the bottom of the fifth, the Brewers snagged Game 1 from the Dodgers. All things considered, the moral of the story is that when you have the fans on your side, they help to motivate you even when you aren't performing at an elite level.