MILWAUKEE (AP) 鈥� Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski says he wants to play in the All-Star Game but understands why that鈥檚 unlikely to happen.
The Brewers are currently planning to have Misiorowski start Tuesday at St. Louis and again on July 12 at Pittsburgh, which is the last day before the All-Star break. Pitchers with starting assignments on that Sunday before the break are ineligible to pitch in the All-Star Game two nights later, even if they鈥檙e selected for the team.
鈥淚 get it,鈥� Misiorowski said after the Brewers鈥� to the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday. 鈥淚 get we鈥檙e not looking for right now. We鈥檙e looking for September, October. It sucks 鈥� obviously I want to throw in a game like that 鈥� but so be it.鈥�
Getting some extra rest during the All-Star break could help Misiorowski, who already has thrown 104 innings with his first full major league season just past the midway point. Misiorowski threw a combined 141 1/3 innings throughout last year, including his work in the minors, the majors and the postseason.
The 24-year-old flamethrower said it helps that he already got some experience last year, when he pitched one scoreless inning.
鈥淚t makes it a little easier,鈥� Misiorowski said. 鈥淚t makes it a little cooler. You get to be one of the guys, the veterans you were there with last year who kind of got to be in the background and watch it, so it鈥檚 fun.鈥�
Misiorowski鈥檚 All-Star Game selection last year from some players because it came after he had made just five starts in the majors. There鈥檚 no question the hard-throwing right-hander on the roster this year, even if he’s unavailable to pitch in the actual game.
Misiorowski (9-4) leads the majors in ERA (1.47) and strikeouts (156). His Friday against the Chicago Cubs matched the third-fastest pitch since tracking began in 2008.
Over his last 11 starts, Misiorowski has gone 8-2 with an 0.63 ERA. During those 11 starts, Misiorowski has struck out 105 while walking 14 and opponents have hit just .128 against him.
He allowed five runs to match a career high on Thursday while losing a head-to-head matchup with Cincinnati鈥檚 Chase Burns 鈥� another likely All-Star 鈥� but only one of those runs was earned.
Misiorowski struck out 10 and walked none in that five-inning stint. He said afterward he regretted only one pitch 鈥� when he spun a 3-2 cutter that Jose Trevino sent over the left-field wall for a three-run homer with two outs in the fourth inning.
鈥淚 thought he did great,鈥� Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. 鈥淚t was real muggy out there. Every time Miz goes on the field now, you know what I mean, everybody鈥檚 expecting like there鈥檚 no way he can give up runs.鈥�
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