Jacob Misiorowski was dealing. Then he was leaving.
The Milwaukee Brewers’ rising star exited Friday’s game against the Washington Nationals with a right hamstring cramp after 5 1/3 hitless innings. He had thrown 85 pitches, striking out eight and walking two Nationals up that point.
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After throwing a 98.9 mph pitch to James Wood — tied for his second-slowest fastball of the night out of 53 pitches — Misiorowski called in the trainer despite no visible pain or discomfort. The Brewers announced the cramp a few minutes later.
The Brewers replaced him with reliever Aaron Ashby, with the no-hitter still intact.
Ashby kept the no-hitter going through six innings, then lost it in the seventh on a double from Daylen Lile.
Misiorowski exited the game as the MLB leader in strikeouts with 59 on the season. The hardest-throwing starting pitcher in baseball, he was particularly filthy against the Nationals with a fastball that topped out at 103 mph.
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The 24-year-old is in his second season in MLB and is among the top 10 contenders for the NL Cy Young Award, according to sportsbooks.
