The Milwaukee Brewers decided to go with Dustin May over Robert Gasser in Game 3 of the National League Division Series, a game that could decide the series.

May's second start with the Brewers came in San Diego, and it proved exactly why this team went out and got him.

The 29-year-old threw seven innings where he allowed just one earned run on four hits.

That lone run came from a solo homer in a game where he struck out six batters and only walked two.

May was pulled after 83 pitches, so he realistically could've gone deeper had he not issued a four-pitch walk to start the bottom of the eighth.

Remember, that's not the only successful start May has had against the Padres this season.

May's seventh start of the year was also in San Diego, a game where he allowed two earned runs off three hits in six innings.

Obviously, the big one on everyone's mind was his complete game, one-hit effort on Monday, June 15.

It's no secret that May has had his struggles this year, especially in the last month or so, but back in June he threw a nine-inning, one-hit performance against the Padres.

Keep in mind, this game was at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, so it wasn't at Petco Park where he'll be throwing in Game 3.

Regardless, he only allowed two baserunners all game. May struck out nine batters, which was tied for his season high.

Of the 101 pitches he threw, 69 of them were strikes. He threw 17 first-pitch strikes to the 28 batters he faced. 

In terms of how he recorded his outs, it was basically even across the board. May had his nine strikeouts, the Padres grounded out nine times, and he recorded eight flyouts.

To this day, it remains the lone complete game of his seven-year career.

The 2020 World Series Champion has only made three starts in the postseason, but that doesn't mean he isn't built for moments like these.

He last pitched in a game on Saturday, Sept. 26, so he'll have had nine full days of rest heading into this one.

Even though this will be his 10th appearance in the playoffs, it's only the third year he's played in the postseason.

May comes into the 2026 NLDS with a 3.86 playoff ERA and 1.43 WHIP in 14.0 innings pitched.