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May easily outdueled Freddy Peralta, and continues his hot run after a less-than-spectacular beginning to his campaign. The 28-year-old allowed only four hits — only one of those for extra bases — and he struck out six against a single free pass. May has looked the part and then some as of late, and his 4.21 ERA is more impressive when you consider it was 6.98 just a few outings ago. He’s worth streaming consideration next week against the Padres, with that start scheduled for Monday.

After entering the eighth with a no-hitter last time out against the Brewers, May struck out nine for a second straight outing tonight. Particularly impressive was that he threw his fastball 24 times with a 54 percent CSW and no hits allowed. Since giving up 13 runs in his first two starts, May has a 3.19 ERA and a 53/16 K/BB in 59 1/3 innings. We still wouldn’t typically trust him in mixed leagues, but he has some upside in a two-start week against the Mets and Twins next week.

May struck out nine in seven brilliant innings, but the eighth started with a Garrett Mitchell liner for a double with the Cardinals up by just one. A better left fielder than Bryan Torres might have caught the ball, but Torres had it go over his head. Luis Rengifo then put down a bunt and neither May nor third baseman Nolan Gorman attempted to make a play on it, turning the sacrifice into a hit. That ended May’s day, and the Brewers went on to score both runners with Jojo Romero on the mound. May fell to 3-6 despite having his most impressive outing since 2023. He’ll next face the Rangers on Tuesday.

May gave up an inside-the-park homer in the first, and a couple of singles led to another run in the fourth. That was it until the sixth, when he walked a batter with one out and gave up a double and two singles to end his afternoon. Fortunately, Gordon Graceffo was able to produce an inning-ending double play after taking over then. May struck out seven and allowed just three hard-hit balls in the game, though he surrendered six hits anyway. His ERA is back up to 5.00, but his peripherals are considerable better than that. The issue is that he has a .340 BABIP that far exceeds his career mark of .268. He should remain in the rotation and face Milwaukee next time out.

May also issued four free passes while striking out three in the ballgame. The Royals scratched out a pair of runs against him in the fourth inning, then added another on a ground out in the sixth that tied things up at 3-3. May got eight whiffs on 91 pitches on the night while posting a CSW of 23 percent. He’ll carry an underwhelming 4.81 ERA and 1.42 WHIP into Thursday’s tilt against the Pirates.

May took the defeat to fall to 3-4 with a 4.85 ERA, but that hardly tells the whole picture. Since giving up 13 runs in his first two outings, he’s turned in five quality starts in six tries, with his lone miss being an outing in which he allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings. He’ll work at home against the Royals next week. We still wouldn’t rate him as a good option in mixed leagues, but he’s definitely holding up his end of the bargain with the Cardinals so far.

May tossed a scoreless first inning, then gave up a pair of runs on a walk and two hits in the second. Two more hits brought a third run in to score in the fifth. May would give the Cardinals a scoreless sixth to finish with a quality start against his former team. He struck out three. The 28-year-old right-hander will take a 5.15 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, and a 25/9 K/BB ratio across 36 2/3 innings into a start against the Padres in San Diego on Friday.

May deserves some credit for settling down after giving up runs in back-to-back frames to open the contest as he managed to keep the Cardinals within striking distance until they rallied in the ninth inning to take him off the hook. He finished with two strikeouts and issued a pair of walks. He’s allowed two earned runs or fewer in four consecutive starts since being shelled for 13 runs combined in his first two outings. He’ll take the ball on Sunday against the Dodgers to cap off a two-start week.

May struck out five and walked one. He’s now one of 23 major league pitchers with three wins, even though his ERA stands at 5.84, the league is hitting .337 against him and he’s averaging just less than five innings per start. He’ll face the Pirates next time out.

May struck out four and walked one, but posted just a six percent whiff rate and threw only 55 percent of his first-pitches for strikes. You might get away with streaming May next week against the Marlins, but it’s really hard to trust a pitcher in fantasy baseball who misses so few bats.