WASHINGTON (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski's bid for a no-hitter quickly faded as the biggest news for the Milwaukee Brewers' 6-foot-7 right-hander when a hamstring injury forced him to leave Friday night's 6-1 win at Washington.
Misiorowski worked 5 1/3 innings hitless innings with eight strikeouts and two walks before leaving the game due to a right hamstring cramp. The 24-year-old Misiorowski departed after throwing a 98.9 mph fastball to James Wood.
After delivering the pitch, Misiorowski caught the return throw from catcher William Contreras and then walked off the mound and looked toward the Milwaukee dugout. Following a discussion on the mound with manager Pat Murphy and trainer Brad Epstein, Misiorowski left the field.
“Just a hamstring cramp," Misiorowski said. "Didn’t want to push through it. Thought better to turn it over to the bullpen and let (Aaron Ashby) handle it.”
The Brewers hope Misiorowski avoided a serious injury.
“We feel pretty good about it," Murphy told reporters after the game. "We’re not going to test it right now because we’re afraid he might cramp again. We’ll see where he is tomorrow. We’re very hopeful. He feels good about it. Hopeful that’s all it was.”
Misiorowski said he felt discomfort in the hamstring from the start of the sixth inning.
“Probably about the last warmup pitch and then that whole first batter I had it," Misiorowski said. "It didn’t really get terrible until that first pitch to Wood, and then it really grabbed. One of those things.”
Ashby replaced Misiorowski. Daylen Lile's double to left field off Ashby with one out in the seventh broke up the combined no-hitter. Milwaukee left fielder Blake Perkins made a a diving attempt to catch Lile’s double.
Misiorowski’s 43 pitches of 100 mph or more was third-highest since tracking began in 2008. He trailed only 47 by Cincinnati’s Hunter Greene at St. Louis on Sept. 17, 2022, and 44 by Greene against Pittsburgh on March 30, 2023.
The injury scare with Misiorowski came after the Brewers placed Brandon Woodruff on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. Woodruff left Thursday night's game after 1 1/3 innings when a reduction in his velocity caused concern. Right-hander Quinn Priester hasn’t pitched yet this year due to thoracic outlet syndrome.
Murphy said it's always necessary to prepare for injuries, especially with pitchers.
“You expect the full catastrophe every year – everything’s going to happen," Murphy said. "I’m really hopeful that it’s not that. Again, every year it gets around to the full catastrophe, not usually by May 1st.”
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Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski throws to the Washington Nationals during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jess Rapfogel)
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski (32) walks to the dugout with head trainer Brad Epstein, right, as he exits due to an apparent injury during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jess Rapfogel)
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski throws to the Washington Nationals during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jess Rapfogel)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 32 points and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons pulled off an incredible rally Friday night, erasing a 24-point deficit and beating the Orlando Magic 93-79 to force a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference first-round series.
Detroit trailed by 22 at the half and Orlando's lead went to 62-38 early in the third quarter. The Magic looked absolutely poised to become the seventh No. 8 seed to eliminate a No. 1 seed in the first round.
And then everything went wrong for Orlando. Everything.
“Detroit grit,” Cunningham said. “That's what we've been talking about all year.”
The Magic became the first team since 1996-97 — when play-by-play began getting tracked digitally — to lose at home after leading by at least 24 points with a chance to win a series.
That number, and a whole lot of others, were just baffling. The Magic missed 23 consecutive shots from the field, Detroit went on a 35-5 run and just like that, the story of the game — and quite possibly the series — changed wildly.
“We took each possession at a time, both offensively and defensively, and tried our best to execute on every single possession," Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. "Every screening action, every rebound, all the small things. We went out and focused on that. And we put ourselves in position to win.”
Tobias Harris scored 22 points for Detroit, which will host Game 7 on Sunday. Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane each scored 17 for Orlando, which is now 0-2 in closeout opportunities in this series and was again without injured forward Franz Wagner.
The first quarter was back and forth, Detroit leading 26-25 after those opening 12 minutes.
The second quarter: Magic 35, Pistons 12.
Orlando outscored the Pistons 17-0 from 3-point range and the free-throw line in that quarter, held Detroit to 2-for-11 shooting over the first 5:48 of the period and took a 60-38 lead into the half.
The 22-point halftime lead was the fourth-largest by a No. 8 seed over a No. 1 seed in this format. And there was never an instance of a No. 8 seed — at least in the play-by-play era, which started in 1996-97 — outscoring a No. 1 seed by 23 or more points in any quarter of a playoff game, either.
It seemed over. It was not. Because the third quarter: Pistons 24, Magic 11.
“When things get sideways, people splinter. And this group does the opposite," Pistons guard Duncan Robinson said. "It finds a way to just come together. There’s a lot of pride in that locker room, not wanting to go out like that.”
The tone was set for a comeback — an epic one — and when the night ended those who remained in Orlando's Kia Center booed as they departed for possibly the final time this season.
“We've got to go do it the hard way,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said.
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Detroit Pistons guard Daniss Jenkins (24) goes up to shoot over Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze (35) during the first half in Game 6 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Detroit Pistons guard Ausar Thompson, left, looks to pass the ball as Orlando Magic guard Anthony Black (0) defends during the first half in Game 6 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley directs his team against the Detroit Pistons during the first half in Game 6 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Detroit Pistons forward Tobias Harris (12) drives against Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero (5) during the first half in Game 6 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, left, tires to get past Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero, right, during the first half in Game 6 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
