Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy pivots to postseason veteran Dustin May for a pivotal road start.
When the National League Division Series shifts to Petco Park, the Milwaukee Brewers know they'll either have a 2-0 lead or it will become a best-of-three series.
After taking down the San Diego Padres, 3-2, less than 24 hours ago, all eyes are now on Logan Henderson as the fans at American Family Field are in for another treat in Game 2.
Heading into Game 3, manager Pat Murphy has revealed that it'll actually be Dustin May getting the start over Robert Gasser.
May has quite a track record in the postseason, and obviously the Brewers traded for him for a reason.
Even if some of his recent starts haven't been too great, Milwaukee will be able to enjoy Monday, Oct. 5 off, and should have a close-to-fresh bullpen in San Diego for Game 3.
Should a Game 4 become necessary, it's safe to assume Gasser would start that one, though neither Murphy nor the team has commented on that possibility.
May starts Game 3 for the Brewers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Curt Hogg was first on the news that Murphy would be going with May in Game 3 over Gasser.
Obviously, when looking at the recent sample size, Gasser has been far better than May. The Brewers haven't gotten deep outings out of May at all, but he does have a stellar start against this Padres team this season.
When it came to making the decision, Murphy told Brewers' Adam McCalvy, "We brought him [May] in to do that," speaking of May's success in the postseason.
It's crazy to think they'll be going from Jacob Misiorowski and Logan Henderson, each who made their first postseason starts, to a guy in May who's a 2020 World Series Champion.
Sure, that season comes with a bit of an asterisk, but his nine career postseason appearances speak volumes compared to Gasser, who's a 27-year-old kid with only two games played in the playoffs.
This decision was going to be met with criticism one way or another, but Murphy is right. It wasn't cheap for the Brewers to go out and get May, so if they can't trust him in this position, why did he even make the NLDS roster?
For reference, May threw a seven-inning gem against the Padres in his second start with the Brewers on Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Things went downhill after, as he allowed seven earned runs in two innings, and he has only made it to the sixth inning once in his last eight appearances.
