In a thrilling ninth-inning turnaround, Gavin Sheets crushed a three-run homer with two outs to lift the San Diego Padres over the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 on Wednesday, snapping the Brewers' five-game winning streak. The dramatic finish overshadowed another dominant outing by Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski, who delivered his third consecutive scoreless start.
Misiorowski was electric over seven innings, striking out 10 batters while allowing just four hits and no walks. The hard-throwing right-hander fired 40 pitches at 100 mph or higher—marking his third straight game hitting that milestone. His fastball peaked at 103.2 mph when he fanned Nick Castellanos to end the seventh inning, retiring 14 consecutive batters in the process. However, after throwing a warmup pitch in the eighth, Misiorowski signaled to his right leg and was removed from the game. This came after he left a start on May 1 due to a right hamstring cramp.
Over his last three outings, Misiorowski has allowed just six hits in 18⅓ innings with 29 strikeouts and four walks, lowering his ERA to a stellar 2.12. His performance kept the Brewers in control until the ninth.
Brewers closer Abner Uribe entered the ninth looking to seal the win. He quickly retired Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado, putting the Padres down to their final out. But a single by Miguel Andújar kept the inning alive, and Xander Bogaerts followed with a base hit. Sheets then delivered the knockout blow, sending a 389-foot shot to right-center field for his first career walk-off homer. It was only the second time a left-handed batter has homered off Uribe this season.
Padres reliever Mason Miller closed the door in the bottom of the ninth, working around a leadoff single by Luis Rengifo and striking out Jackson Chourio to earn his 13th save in as many opportunities. Jason Adam (2-0) picked up the win with a scoreless eighth inning.
San Diego starter Michael King kept his team in the game, allowing just one run on Brice Turang's RBI groundout in the fifth inning. For the Brewers, Christian Yelich was held out of the lineup as a precaution after reporting back soreness, one day after being activated from the injured list following a month-long stint with an adductor strain.
The series finale is set for Thursday afternoon, with Griffin Canning (0-1, 6.75 ERA) taking the mound for San Diego against Milwaukee's Kyle Harrison (3-1, 2.41 ERA).