
The 24-year-old Brewers fireball man Michalowski started in his first World Series today. After pitching 5 innings and allowing 1 run to win, he said after the game that he wanted to pitch 130 pitches.
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Michalowski served as the Brewers' starting pitcher in the first game of the World Series, helping the Brewers defeat the Rays.
Michalowski. (Reuters)
The 24-year-old Brewers' fireball man Michalowski started in his first World Series today. He only threw 78 pitches and allowed 1 run in 5 innings before exiting. In the end, he helped the team defeat the Rays 3:2 and win the first series victory. However, he clearly wasn't satisfied with pitching as he hit 165 kilometers on the first pitch. After the game, he even said: "I want to pitch 130 pitches. This is the World Series!"
Although Michalowski had two hits in the first inning and was in crisis at first and second base, Caminero still relied on Caminero to hit a fly ball to third base to form a double play. In the second and third inning, he performed three ups and three downs in a row. It wasn't until the 4th inning that Caminero hit a double after a walk, and allowed 1 run on Hicks' grounder. In the 5th inning, after being hit, catcher Contreras caught Mesa stealing third base. He ended the task with 78 pitches. In total, he allowed 4 hits, only 1 walk, 3 strikeouts and 1 run in the 5th inning, and won the winning pitch.
Although he didn't use many pitches, Mischolowski still exited after 5 games, which made him unable to hide his feelings. "If possible, I would like to continue pitching. Once the desire to win or lose comes up, I will keep wanting to pitch. I even want to pitch 130 pitches. This is the World Series! Anyway, there will be plenty of time to rest later."
The average speed of Michalowski's fastball today was as high as 162.7 kilometers, and the fastest reached 103.5 miles (about 166.6 kilometers), writing the fastest ball speed in the World Series since the pitch tracking system was launched in 2008. However, Rays hitters swung at his fastball 24 times, and 13 of them were foul balls, showing good fighting ability.
Brewers head coach Murphy also pointed out that Mischolowski cannot be expected to give out 2K in every inning like in the regular season. "The opponent is the best team in the American League. They can drive the ball into the field better than any team." He believes that although Mischolowski took several strong hits, he only walked 1 time. It is quite outstanding to finish 5 innings with such content.

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