RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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Dustin May exited Wednesday night's game against the New York Mets after just one pitch.
A.J. Ewing led off for the Mets and rocketed a line drive right back at May, 106 miles an hour off the shoulder. The Brewers' righthander tried to stay in. He threw a few warmups and it was clear he had nothing. Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy pulled him before the second batter got to the plate.
The Brewers later said that May suffered a "right scapula contusion."
Dustin May took a 106 mph line drive off the bat of A.J Ewing on the first pitch of the game to the shoulder. He seemed to be in severe discomfort and was removed from the game after throwing warmup pitches. We wish him a speedy recovery 🙏 pic.twitter.com/AsuQouSzUb
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) August 26, 2026 The Brewers gave up prospects for May at the deadline and they have not gotten much back yet. He came into Wednesday with a 6.00 ERA in three starts and 15 innings in Milwaukee. He has more walks per nine innings (4.20) than he had given up all year and fewer strikeouts per nine (7.20).
May is 6-8 with a 4.57 ERA over 24 starts between St. Louis and Milwaukee, and a 3.36 FIP that says he has pitched better than the ERA looks. He was worth 2.6 wins above replacement, essentially all of that earned in a Cardinals uniform.
Milwaukee went into Wednesday night's game with the best record in baseball and a division lead it has been protecting from the Cubs for weeks. The rotation has been the least of its problems. The Brewers traded for May to have a fourth arm in October who could take the ball in a game that mattered.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Brewers' Dustin May exits start after 1 pitch after getting hit by line drive
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