Milwaukee Brewers phenom Jacob Misiorowski sent a loud and clear message to Clayton Kershaw on Tuesday night when the rookie struck out 12 over six innings in a 3-1 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Jacob Misiorowski was unexpectedly added to the National League All-Star team — an immediately controversial move given his one total month of big-league service time.

Clayton Kershaw took the mound Tuesday night under more normal circumstances after having reached 3,000 career strikeouts his last time out. But it also was with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the midst of a four-game losing streak and facing talented Milwaukee Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski.