One of baseball's most promising young pitchers is on the mend.
Milwaukee Brewers starter Jacob Misiorowski has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a left tibia contusion, retroactive to July 31, the team announced Sunday.
The 23-year-old phenom was hit in the lower-left leg by a comebacker from Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki in the first inning of his previous start on Monday.
Misiorowski struggled to close that inning, including a play where his knee appeared to buckle as he fielded a dribbler and threw wildly to first base, but he settled down and retired 10 consecutive batters while throwing 40 pitches over the next three innings.
The six-foot-seven righty was first called up in June and has pitched to a 2.70 ERA with 47 strikeouts over 33.1 innings with the first-placed Brewers.
Misiorowski told reporters before his scheduled start Sunday against the Washington Nationals that he anticipates missing about two starts and being ready to go after the 15 days.
Right-hander Logan Henderson was recalled from triple-A Nashville and expected to start in his place against the Nationals.
Misiorowski averages 99.3 m.p.h. with his fastball and is tied with Hunter Greene for the hardest-throwing starter in the major leagues.
–With files from The Associated Press
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