Misiorowski outduels Sale and Contreras has big game in Brewers 2-1 victory over Braves

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski delivered an impressive performance in the Milwaukee Brewers' 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves, outdueling Chris Sale and William Contreras going 4 for 4. Misiorowski, who has 216 career strikeouts, struck out six while allowing only four hits and two walks in six shutout innings. The right-hander, who leads the major leagues in both strikeouts and earned run average, lowered his ERA to 1.68 and had at least 100 miles per hour on 32 of his 96 pitches.

Sale, the 2024 Cy Young Award winner, scattered eight hits and walked none, striking out six in his six innings pitched. The Brewers scored both their runs off Sale in the third inning, with Contreras driving in Luis Lara and Andrew Vaughn hitting into a fielder's choice that scored Chourio. Atlanta cut Milwaukee's lead to 2-1 on Michael Harris II's two-out RBI single in the eighth inning. Martín Pérez will start for Atlanta, and Logan Henderson will pitch for Milwaukee in the next game.