Dustin May Takes Another Hard Hit, but Rallies for First Cardinals Win
Dustin May had allowed 13 earned runs and 17 hits over his first two starts of 2026. On Friday, he changed his pitch mix and got his first win as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol discusses Dustin May’s strong start on Friday night in the 3-2 defeat of the Boston Red Sox. ST. LOUIS – For a second straight start, Cardinals’ right-hander Dustin May had a hot smash back up the middle hit off of him early in the night, but he was able to tough it out and stay in the game.
Fortunately for the Cardinals and May, the 101. 8 mph shot off his right hand in Friday’s second inning was the only thing that was similar to the early-season games where he mostly struggled while surrendering 13 earned runs in 7 1/3 innings of work. May, who left the Red Sox to sign a one-year, $12 million free-agent contract with the Cardinals in December, allowed just four hits and one earned run over six innings of work to lift St.
Louis to a 3-2 defeat of Boston at Busch Stadium on Friday. “I needed it bad because I’ve definitely been scrambling and trying to figure some stuff out,” said May, who snapped a five-game losing streak dating back to 2025 when he struggled with the Red Sox after being traded from the Dodgers. “Having those two outings in a row was definitely not goo d for the thought process, but I’m definitely happy to have a good one.
” Dustin May keeps 'em at bay! pic. twitter.
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