No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa makes NBA debut for Wizards against Cavaliers
By Marcus Chen
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Jacob Misiorowski pitched with poise when he couldn't overwhelm with punishing heat, overcoming Tampa Bay batters and the Tropicana Field mound to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to their first World Series title.On a night when he tied his career low with only two strikeouts, baseball's hardest-throwing starting pitcher threw two-hit ball over 5 2/3 scoreless innings before leaving because of a leg cramp with a four-run lead. The Brewers went on to a 4-1 victory in Game 5.Completing a record-setting season that likely will earn him the NL Cy Young Award next month, the 24-year-old right-hander reached 100 mph with 51 of 86 pitches, including 30 of 101 mph or more, an even dozen that reached 102 mph and a pair of 103 mph offerings in the first inning.Tampa Bay's grounds crew made several trips to the mound to fill in a divot in the mound that the wiry 6-foot-7 pitcher created with the long stride of his left foot. He finally came out, accompanied by head athletic trainer Brad Epstein, after