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09/15 21:26 CDT Misiorowski tosses 5 shutout innings, Brewers top Pirates 5-1
to win 4th straight NL Central title
Misiorowski tosses 5 shutout innings, Brewers top Pirates 5-1 to win 4th
straight NL Central title
By WILL GRAVES
AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Jacob Misiorowski struck out seven in five shutout innings
and the Milwaukee Brewers won their their fourth straight National League
Central title with a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
About 50 minutes after the final out, the Brewers clinched the division when
the second-place Chicago Cubs lost to Atlanta. Milwaukee players watched the
end of that game on television, raising hands and cheering at the final out.
The flamethrowing Misiorowski (15-5) dropped his ERA to major league-best 1.89
and boosted his season strikeout total to 243. Nine of the towering
right-hander's first 10 pitches topped 100 mph and he worked around five hits
--- all singles --- to win his fourth straight decision.
Joey Ortiz and Luis Lara drove in two runs each for the Brewers, who have
become postseason fixtures for the last decade but are still seeking the
franchise's first World Series appearance since 1982. Swept by the Los Angeles
Dodgers last season's NL Championship Series, Milwaukee has qualified for the
postseason for the eighth time in nine years.
The Brewers took the lead early against opener Lake Bachar (1-4) in a sequence
that symbolizes the approach that's helped them carry the major leagues' best
record for much of the season. Jake Bauers led off with a single, moved to
second on a groundout, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on Lara's sacrifice
fly.
That was enough for Misiorowski, who exited after throwing 82 pitches --- 43 at
100 mph or more --- to strengthen his grasp on his first Cy Young Award.
Brandon Lowe hit his 30th homer for Pittsburgh and the team's 171st of the
season, tying a franchise record set in 1999. Rafael Flores Jr. added four hits
for the Pirates, who fell back below .500 at 75-76 on the day the club
celebrated franchise icon and Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente by wearing the
outfielder's famous No. 21.
Up next The series continues on Wednesday. Logan Henderson (10-3, 2.34 ERA) starts for the Brewers against Pittsburgh's Jared Jones (4-6, 4.10 ERA). ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
Up next The series continues on Wednesday. Logan Henderson (10-3, 2.34 ERA) starts for the Brewers against Pittsburgh's Jared Jones (4-6, 4.10 ERA). ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
