Brewers hope Misiorowski avoids serious injury when his bid for no-hitter ends with hamstring cramp
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski's bid for a no-hitter quickly faded as the biggest news for the Milwaukee Brewers' 6-foot-7 right-hander when a hamstring injury forced him to leave Friday night's 6-1 win at Washington. Misiorowski worked 5 1/3 innings hitless innings with eight strikeouts and two walks before leaving the game due to a right hamstring cramp. The 24-year-old Misiorowski departed after throwing a 98.
9 mph fastball to James Wood. After delivering the pitch, Misiorowski caught the return throw from catcher William Contreras and then walked off the mound and looked toward the Milwaukee dugout. Following a discussion on the mound with manager Pat Murphy and trainer Brad Epstein, Misiorowski left the field.
“Just a hamstring cramp," Misiorowski said. "Didn’t want to push through it. Thought better to turn it over to the bullpen and let (Aaron Ashby) handle it.
” The Brewers hope Misiorowski avoided a serious injury. “We feel pretty good about it," Murphy told reporters after the game. "We’re not going to test it right now because we’re afraid he might cramp again.
We’ll see where he is tomorrow. We’re very hopeful. He feels good about it.