The Milwaukee Brewers might be preparing to use Jacob Misiorowski in an unexpected way. As the trade deadline approaches, Milwaukee has mostly been linked to th

SEATTLE - Milwaukee Brewers rookie phenom Jacob Misiorowski was pulled after only 3⅔ innings and 64 pitches in the Brewers' 1-0 loss to the Seattle Mariners on July 22, which snapped their 11-game winning streak. But Misiorowski's lower pitch count was part of Milwaukee's plan going into the game.

The Milwaukee Brewers sensation threw three scoreless innings before getting pulled in the fourth against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday, the most tangible effect yet of the team's planned limits for the 23-year-old. His final line: 3 2/3 innings, three hits allowed, zero runs, one walk, seven strikeouts and 64 pitches.