Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani praised Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski, who struck out 12 over six innings in a 3–1 win over Los Angeles.

Shohei Ohtani greeted Jacob Misiorowski with a leadoff homer, but the Milwaukee Brewers’ rookie phenom got the last word. By STEVE MEGARGEE AP sports writer. July 8, 2025, 8:10 PM.

The young pitcher threw a career-best 12 strikeouts in six innings, and Milwaukee held on to clinch a regular-season series against Los Angeles.

Milwaukee Brewers rookie pitcher Jacob Misiorowski said that giving up a home run to Shohei Ohtani inspired him to dominate the Dodgers.

Clayton Kershaw told reporters that he wasn’t familiar with Brewers rookie fireballer Jacob Misiorowski going into their matchup at American Family Field. Misiorowski saw the quote. And then he did something about it.

Jacob Misiorowski, whose fastball routinely tops 100 mph, threw an 88 mph curveball on an 0-2 count to Shohei Ohtani to open Tuesday's game.

If people didn’t know who Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski was, they likely do now, following the spectacular performance he put together Tuesday