SOMETHING BREWING IN MILWAUKEE.

The Brewers called up pitching prospect Jacob Misiorowski in June and he put on a show.

Jacob Misiorowski made history in his Major League Baseball debut Thursday night with the Milwaukee Brewers, becoming just the ninth pitcher since 1901 to throw at least five no-hit innings in his first start.

The Milwaukee Brewers' top pitching prospect showed why he's been highly anticipated, with his first three pitches each reaching triple digits on the radar gun. Misiorowski was pulled early in the sixth inning after rolling his ankle.

The Brewers were far enough ahead for Aaron Ashby to earn a nine-out save.

In his second appearance, the Packers beat the Vikings 17-6.

Milwaukee Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski threw six perfect innings against the Minnesota Twins on Friday, becoming the first starter in 125 years to record 11 hitless frames to begin his MLB career.

On just his second career start, the 23-year-old gave up nothing until the seventh inning when he conceded a walk to Byron Buxton before Matt Wallner hit a home run to right field. That ended Misiorowski’s streak of no-hit innings at 11, more than any other starter has managed to begin their career since baseball’s modern era began in 1900.

The 6-foot-7-inch right-hander then left the game to a standing ovation with the score at 8-2. The Brewers went on to win 17-6.

“I think this is exactly how I ever dreamed of it coming along,” said Misiorowski afterward.

Having thrown five no-hit innings in his first start against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 12 before leaving the game with cramping in his right leg, the Brewers No. 4 prospect is now also the only major-league pitcher in the modern era to have more wins (two) than hits allowed (one) after two starts

Is there any other human endeavor that compiles and makes use of arcana more obsessively than major league baseball?

Contemporary social media allows for today's events to be preserved as if in electrons for all time.  "Misiorowski did not rely on velocity alone, mixing in a curveball, a changeup and a nasty slider which left Willi Castro on the ground after he struck out in the first inning."

His third start featured another rising young star, Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes, on the other side.

On Wednesday in Milwaukee, the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers will feature the two hardest-throwing pitchers in baseball. Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes and Milwaukee’s fabulous rookie Jacob Misiorowski can both throw the ball over 100 MPH. Misirowski's fastball has been clocked at 103 MPH, and Skenes, last year's Rookie of the Year, threw a game this year where his fastball averaged 100 MPH, an incredible feat.

At 103 MPH, the ball screams toward the hitter, appearing to be a tiny, jet-propelled pellet of white-hot molten plasma, a blur to the eye of even the best of Major League hitters, forcing them to begin their swing almost before the pitch leaves his hand. That's why Skene's slider is so effective. As a hitter prepares to hit his fastball, his 94 MPH slider breaks into the dirt, forcing a swing that makes the batter look silly.

Indeed, Skenes and Misiorowski, both 23 years old, realize they must have more to their game than simply throwing hard. The frightening thought for major league hitters is that they will only get better.

There's a more recent category, dating to the widespread use of velocity radars, in which the Brewers set some kind of record for the fastest pitches delivered in a game.  "The Brewers’ quartet of arms — Jacob Misiorowski, Jared Koenig, Abner Uribe and Trevor Megill — averaged a fastball velocity of 99.32 mph, the highest single-game average for a team in at least the pitch tracking era."  That wasn't in the Pittsburgh game, which the Brewers won.  Paul Skenes does not get the run support the Brewers are capable of providing, these days it's stolen bases and station-to-station rather than the Harvey's Wallbangers of years ago, and his record fell to 4-7 in that game.

Next up for Mr Misiorowski, the scuffling-at-the-time Mets, with two veteran players anticipating pitches at the right time to follow up a grand slam with a solo home run, and he took the loss.  The Mets took two of three games.  The Brewers shook that off, taking two of three in Miami and sweeping, yes, sweeping, the Dodgers in Milwaukee.

The quartet of Jacob Misiorowski, Jared Koenig, Abner Uribe and Trevor Megill were full-speed ahead. The 23-year-old Misiorowski, making just his fifth big league start, surrendered a lead-off homer to none other than Shohei Ohtani but shut down one of the best lineups in baseball after that. He put up triple-digit speeds on half of his 42 fastballs and averaged 99.7 mph on those pitches. He struck out 12 over six innings, prompting manager Pat Murphy to gush about his progress.

“That’s the maturity I’m talking about,” Murphy said. “In the back of my mind, I’m thinking I want to win this game, but what an experience for Miz. To go through this and face (Freddie) Freeman and (Andy) Pages in a big, big situation, I mean, that’s what it’s about.”

The bullpen did the rest, Koenig, Uribe and Megill allowed no hits and no runs in the final three innings. Megill slammed the door with a perfect ninth, and his top pitch was clocked at 101.3 mph.

In the other dugout, future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw watched. His matchup with Misiorowski was much hyped. Kershaw apparently hadn’t heard of “The Miz,” which led to this reaction from Misiorowski.

“Three thousand K’s. It’s awesome to see a guy like that and match up against him,” Misiorowski said. “But you know, I saw something online where he didn’t know who I was, so I hope that he knows me now.”

Kershaw, who recently surpassed 3,000 strikeouts in his career, responded.

“I know him now, huh? That was super impressive,” Kershaw said. “That was unbelievable. That was really special, I mean everything, all four pitches, I’m not sure how you hit that.”

Enjoy those young arms while you can, cautions Rick Moran.

Baseball needs this. And fans should enjoy it while they can. Skenes and Misiorowski are young and strong, but the incredible strain on their arms, elbows, and shoulders will take a toll.

"The UCL (Ulnar Collateral Ligament), a ligament in the elbow, is particularly vulnerable to injury from the forces generated when throwing a fastball. Repeated stress can lead to microtears and, eventually, a complete tear requiring surgery," according to the National Institutes of Health.

That's the trade-off of identifying the Rising Stars in a sport at a young age.  Hyperspecialization begets hyperextension, and then the players are in hospital.  Maybe the people who would like to dial back the positional arms races among parents have a point.  "Middle school competitors are committing to collegiate programs."  A few might have a year or three of fame in the majors.  How many break down before the scouts get around to them, or burn out on the sport?