Brewers' Christian Yelich Reacts to Controversial Jacob Misiorowski News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski is in his first MLB season after being called up in June. The 23-year-old rookie sensation has overwhelmed hitters so far with a triple-digit fastball and devastating breaking pitches.

The Nationals entered Saturday’s matchup with the Brewers needing to put Friday night’s loss behind them. They struggled mightily against opener DL Hall and regular starter Quinn Priester, who combined to hold them to just three runs over the course of the series opener.

Brewers pitching phenom Jacob Misiorowski didn’t have time to look at his phone on Saturday morning, and he certainly didn’t have the inclination to wade into the conversation about his addition to the National League All-Star team on Friday after just five MLB starts.

Quinn Priester (7-2) allowed two runs over the final six innings for the win as the the Brewers extended their winning streak to five games on Friday night in Milwaukee.

Christian Yelich and Andrew Vaughn homered and the Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to five games with an 8-3 victory over the Washington Nationals.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/brewers as Brewers OF Christian Yelich Likely To Break 6-Year Drought.

Christian Yelich belts a two-run homer to right field in the bottom of the 3rd inning to extend the Brewers' lead to 6-1

Christian Yelich reveals why he gave a special speech before Brandon Woodruff’s return in Brewers’ 3-1 win over the Marlins.