The Milwaukee Brewers are one win away from reaching the 2026 World Series, but the big question hanging over Thursday night is a simple one: who gets the ball in Game 4?
Milwaukee has already used three different starters in the National League Championship Series. Jacob Misiorowski opened the series in Game 1, Logan Henderson started Game 2, and Robert Gasser took the mound in Game 3. The Brewers still haven’t announced who will handle Game 4, and the choice could shape how they try to finish the job.
Dustin May looks like the cleanest answer. He started Game 3 of the National League Division Series, and he already appeared in this NLCS by working in relief behind Henderson in Game 2.
May didn’t allow a hit or a walk in that outing, striking out one batter over 14 pitches. That kind of short, efficient stint only strengthens the case for putting him back on the mound Thursday.
Milwaukee has leaned hard on its bullpen throughout the playoffs. The Brewers’ relievers have covered 32 2/3 innings across seven postseason games, and the group has been busy from the start.
Abner Uribe has pitched in every playoff game. Aaron Ashby has been used in most of them, and Trevor Megill has been part of that same heavy workload.
DL Hall has also given Milwaukee another useful arm out of the bullpen.
The pattern has been clear: Brewers starters have mostly handled the first few innings, then handed things over. That makes the Game 4 call less about finding a traditional starter and more about choosing the arm that gives Milwaukee the best shot to bridge the game into its bullpen while still staying in position to win.
If the Brewers decide not to go with May, the other possibility among the arms who haven’t yet pitched in the playoffs would be Kyle Harrison. With the Dodgers’ lineup loaded with lefties, Harrison would at least offer a natural matchup edge.
He did struggle late in the regular season, but he finished strong, throwing two shutout innings against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sep.
- He allowed no hits and struck out four in that outing.
A short Harrison start could fit Milwaukee’s approach, letting him work against those left-handed bats before turning the game over after two or three innings to another multi-inning option. Still, May remains the likeliest choice. If the Brewers go another direction, Harrison is the logical fallback.
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