Rising Milwaukee Brewers southpaw Robert Gasser looks to stay hot while Dustin May fights for his role.
Other than Logan Henderson, the Milwaukee Brewers are rolling out a playoff preview in their final series of the year.
The St. Louis Cardinals have already been eliminated from playoff contention, but they'll have Robert Gasser, Dustin May, and Jacob Misiorowski to deal with in their final three games of the year.
Gasser has made quite the name for himself in his last few starts, and it seems like he has the No. 3 starter role locked up over May.
Speaking of May, he'll have his final audition on Saturday, Sept. 26. It's not like his spot on the playoff roster is in question; it's just a matter of what his exact role will be.
Finally, the Cardinals have the Cy Young frontrunner to deal with in each team's final regular season game of the year.
Gasser is coming off one of his best career starts
Gasser, 27, is fresh off a stellar seven-inning outing where he walked more batters (three) than he struck out (two) but didn't allow a single run.
The California native improved to 5-5 on the year as his ERA fell from 4.30 to 4.01.
Riding the hot hand is what it's all about at this point in the year, and Gasser's ERA in the month of September is only 1.71.
For reference, his ERA hasn't been below 3.95 in any other month this season.
Can May get back on track?
Milwaukee didn't do much at the deadline, but they had to give up a pair of solid prospects for May and JoJo Romero.
Romero has done his job incredibly well in the bullpen, but that hasn't been the case for May in the starting rotation.
He's pitched just 4.1 innings in his last two starts combined, and that's simply not going to cut it come October.
Since joining the Brewers, May is 2-2 with a 5.61 ERA, the highest it's been in any stint of his seven-year career.
Misiorowski makes his 30th start
The 2026 regular season will come to an end the same way it started.
All the way back on March 26, Misiorowski was the Brewers' opening day starter, throwing five innings of two-hit, one-run baseball.
Fast forward to Sept. 27 and he'll be making his 30th start of the season, which is exactly double the number of appearances he had during the regular season of his rookie campaign.
It's not like Brewers fans need any reminder, but the 24-year-old is 15-5 and currently leads the league in ERA (1.86), strikeouts (247), and WHIP (0.80).
