None of that mattered much once Misiorowski settled in. He needed his best stuff to get through the fifth, and he had it in reserve.
Joey Ortiz put Milwaukee up 2-0 with a two-run shot in the second, and William Contreras made it 4-0 with another two-run blast in the fourth — both off Wrobleski, who couldn't find an answer for the Brewers' lineup all afternoon. LA's only run came on a Shohei Ohtani RBI triple in the third, and that was as close as the Dodgers got.
The game swung hardest in the fifth. Misiorowski loaded the bases with one out and had to face Ohtani, Max Muncy and Mookie Betts back-to-back-to-back with the game still very much alive. He struck out all three, topping 102 mph to freeze Ohtani looking before blowing away Muncy and Betts. Jackson Chourio backed him up with a diving grab in center that kept the Dodgers off the board even further, and Aaron Ashby closed it out for the save.
Milwaukee is dealing with its own attrition — Brice Turang sat out with a knee issue, and the Brewers are missing Cooper Pratt and Sal Frelick up the middle and in the outfield — but none of it showed up on the field Saturday. The win pushed Milwaukee to 2-1 against the Dodgers in this set, with the offense clicking behind two homers and a starter who's making a real case for the league's best arm right now.