{"id":422803,"date":"2026-08-03T17:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T17:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/422803\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T17:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T17:04:12","slug":"brewers-jacob-misiorowski-rips-awful-angel-stadium-mound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/422803\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers&#8217; Jacob Misiorowski rips &#8216;awful&#8217; Angel Stadium mound"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/mil\/milwaukee-brewers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> ace <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/5080761\/jacob-misiorowski\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jacob Misiorowski<\/a> dragged the Angel Stadium grounds crew through the dirt following Sunday&#8217;s outing, calling the pitching mound &#8220;awful&#8221; and a possible injury risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;It was awful,&#8221; Misiorowski told reporters after a <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/recap\/_\/gameId\/401816374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">3-0 loss<\/a> to the Angels. &#8220;It was probably one of the worst mounds I&#8217;ve had. It was dry. It was rock hard.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was awful. It was bad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Misiorowski (11-5), who allowed two runs in seven innings while striking out 10, asked for the grounds crew to come out to adjust the mound multiple times during the game, but he was quick afterward to put the blame on himself for the loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;You can&#8217;t blame it on that [the mound],&#8221; said Misiorowski, who leads the majors with a 1.63 ERA, 195 strikeouts, .145 opponents&#8217; batting average and 0.73 WHIP. &#8220;I gotta do my job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Misiorowski extended his franchise record of double-digit strikeout games to 10 while throwing 66 of his 83 pitches for strikes. More than 60% of his pitches this season have reached 100 mph, with his average fastball velocity hovering around 100.6 mph, per Statcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">But when asked if the Angel Stadium mound posed an injury risk, especially when at 6-foot-7, his landing spot is different from that of most pitchers, he said it did.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Yeah, of course,&#8221; said Misiorowski, whose average velocity Sunday was down 1 mph on his fastball and 2.1 mph on his slider. &#8220;There&#8217;s always an injury risk. Anytime that there&#8217;s something astray, it&#8217;s always a possibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;I land so much further than most guys. They don&#8217;t really fix that part of the mound.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">The Associated Press contributed to this report.br\/]<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 ESPN Internet Ventures. 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