Ohtani takes Misiorowski deep before rook fans 12

MILWAUKEE -- Shohei Ohtani greeted Milwaukee Brewers rookie phenom Jacob Misiorowski with a 431-foot leadoff homer connected Tuesday night.

Misiorowski, whose fastball routinely tops 100 mph, threw an 88.2-mph curveball connected an 0-2 number to the Los Angeles Dodgers ' two-way superstar, who crushed it for his 31st homer of the season. That's the astir by a Dodgers subordinate earlier the All-Star break.

It was the 21st vocation leadoff homer for Ohtani.

Misiorowski bounced backmost by striking retired the adjacent 5 batters and departed with a 2-1 pb aft fanning a career-high 12 successful six innings. The 6-foot-7 right-hander threw 91 pitches, allowed 4 hits and walked Ohtani successful the sixth inning for his lone escaped pass.

Ohtani struck retired swinging connected a curveball successful the third.

Misiorowski topped retired astatine 101.6 mph and threw 20 pitches of astatine slightest 100. He besides threw 19 curveballs aft throwing curves lone 10% of the clip earlier Tuesday.

Misiorowski was coming disconnected his archetypal shaky performance. After allowing 3 hits combined successful his archetypal 3 starts to statesman his vocation 3-0, Misiorowski gave up 5 runs -- including a expansive slam to Brandon Nimmo -- and 3 walks implicit 3⅔ innings Wednesday successful a 7-3 nonaccomplishment to the New York Mets.