The Milwaukee Brewers are one win away from their first World Series title in franchise history, and they’re handing Game 4 to Dustin May.
USA Today's Bob Nightengale reported Tuesday afternoon that May will start against the Tampa Bay Rays as Milwaukee tries to finish off a sweep at Tropicana Field. The Brewers had not played in a World Series game since 1982 before this year’s series began, when they reached the Fall Classic for the only other time in franchise history.
May has already been a part of the Brewers’ postseason mix in several different roles. He has pitched in four games during Milwaukee’s playoff run, including one start.
That start came in Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres, when he gave up two runs over three innings. He also worked out of the bullpen in Game 2 of the World Series and threw a scoreless inning.
Milwaukee will turn to May first, but probably not for long unless he can go deep. The Brewers built a huge cushion Monday with a 10-1 win over the Rays, using Robert Gasser for six solid innings before Antonio Senzatela and Brandon Woodruff finished the job in relief.
That setup leaves Abner Uribe, Aaron Ashby, DL Hall, Trevor Megill and JoJo Romero available if needed in Game 4. Kyle Harrison and Shane Drohan are in that mix too.
It’s a sensible move for a team with this kind of leverage. With a three-game lead in the World Series, Milwaukee has room to choose its spot, and May brings something the Brewers clearly wanted when they brought him in before the trade deadline: postseason experience. He already appeared in two games in the 2020 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, so the stage won’t be new to him on Tuesday night.
The Brewers also know exactly what’s at stake. No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit in the World Series, but Milwaukee has no interest in finding out whether it could happen here. So the Brewers are sticking with their top arms and taking their swing at the closeout.
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