Dustin May
Season: 2025
2025 Season Stats
ERA
5.08
W-L
7-11
IP
129.3
SO
123
WHIP
0.00
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BOS •
2 months ago
It’s unclear how much time May will miss, but the 28-year-old figures to be sidelined until the closing moments of the regular season. The 28-year-old righty has struggled to a bloated 5.40 ERA across 28 1/3 innings in six appearances (five starts) since coming over from the Dodgers at the trade deadline.
BOS •
2 months ago
No word yet on what the injury is, but May had been set to start Tuesday’s game against the Athletics. It will now be Connelly Early making his MLB debut instead. May has thrown 132 1/3 innings this season, which is far and away the most of his career. His previous high was 56 innings back in 2020. The Red Sox had initially moved May into the bullpen a couple of weeks ago, but repeated injuries to their pitching staff have impacted their plans for his usage. They’re likely hoping this is not a long-term injury but just an opportunity to give him some rest.
Source: Chris Cotillo
BOS •
2 months ago
May allowed an unearned run to score in the first inning on an error, base hit, and a groundout. After three scoreless innings, things unraveled in the fifth as he loaded the bases with no outs before the Pirates brought three runs in to score. Oneil Cruz added a run with a leadoff homer in the sixth. May would leave two runners on with one out in the inning, with both inherited runners eventually coming in to score. The 27-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 5.01 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, and a 122/54 K/BB ratio across 129 1/3 innings. He’s tentatively lined up to face the Diamondbacks in Arizona on Friday.
BOS •
2 months ago
That means the Red Sox will need a starter for Friday. Manager Alex Cora said “everybody is in the mix” and Thursday’s game will dictate who starts. If Garrett Crochet can pitch deep into the game on Thursday, then the Red Sox could potentially use guys like Steven Matz or Brennan Bernardino in bulk on Friday. Otherwise, the team could potentially call up either Kyle Harrison or Peyton Tolle, who are the more exciting options.
Source: Tim Healey
BOS •
3 months ago
There’s a lot going on with Boston’s rotation mix at the moment. The only certainty is that May will take the ball at some point on Friday or Saturday in the series. Top prospect Payton Tolle is making a bulk relief appearance on Friday for Triple-A Worcester with some combination of Kyle Harrison or Richard Fitts (biceps) in play to handle the other contest. It’s nearly impossible to speculate how the Red Sox are going to handle this quagmire with so many moving parts.
Source: Tim Healey
BOS •
3 months ago
May also issued three walks on the evening while striking out three. Nearly all of the damage done against him came via the long ball as Jazz Chisholm Jr. socked a two-run dinger in the second inning then Trent Grisham added solo shots in the third and fifth. He got six swings and misses on 70 pitches in the ballgame, registering a CSW of 29 percent. Now 7-10 on the season, he’ll carry a 4.79 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and a 117/50 K/BB ratio (124 innings) into Friday’s matchup against the Pirates.
BOS •
3 months ago
May allowed eight hits, his second-highest total of the year, but he spaced them around well enough to notch a second straight quality start. He’s not recommended in mixed leagues with a road start against the Yankees coming up on Sunday.
BOS •
3 months ago
May made his best start since May in his second game with the Red Sox, holding the Astros scoreless over six innings. He scattered five hits and one walk while striking out eight batters. The 27-year-old right-hander will take a 4.67 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, and a 109/45 K/BB ratio across 113 2/3 innings into a start against the Orioles in Boston on Monday.
BOS •
3 months ago
May got through the first two innings here unscathed with three strikeouts and looked to be in control. Then, he began to allow some hard contact, lost his command, and was pulled before getting through four frames. We did see a bit of an adjustment from May though in his first start with the Red Sox: more cutters. He threw a season-high 30 percent cutters – previous high was 18 percent – and he took about two ticks off it. It forced five of his 11 total whiffs and is something to watch in his next scheduled start against the Astros in Houston.
BOS •
3 months ago
The club had announced that May would be taking the ball on Sunday, but they didn’t want Lucas Giolito to have such a long layoff in between starts so he’ll make that start instead. That means that May could debut on Monday against the Royals, or he could appear out of the bullpen at some point and make his start the next time Criswell’s spot comes around in the rotation. Stay tuned.
Source: Mac Cerullo
BOS •
3 months ago
The club had announced that May would be taking the ball on Sunday, but they didn’t want Lucas Giolito to have such a long layoff in between starts so he’ll make that start instead. Cora confirmed that May will make his highly-anticipated Red Sox debut on Wednesday against the Royals.
Source: Mac Cerullo
BOS •
3 months ago
The Red Sox are giving Cooper Criswell a spot start tonight, but the five-man rotation for now is likely Garrett Crochet, Brayan Bello, Lucas Giolito, Walker Buehler and May, A move to the pen could and probably should come for May at some point. He doesn’t seem like a very good option in mixed leagues.
Source: Chris Cotillo
BOS •
3 months ago
Giving up two top 30 prospects in their system for two months of Dustin May has not landed well with Boston fans. The Red Sox needed starting pitching depth at the deadline, but the team had expressed a desire to land a top-of-the-rotation arm and instead got a starter with a 4.85 ERA and 97/43 K/BB ratio in 104 innings pitched. May has also never thrown more than 48 MLB innings in a season, so there is no telling how much stamina he has left for the remainder of this season. The Red Sox could keep him in the rotation or transition him into a bulk relief role, but it’s a pretty underwhelming return for what Boston gave up.
LAD •
3 months ago
The Red Sox had been in discussions with the Twins regarding Joe Ryan and the Padres regarding Dylan Cease, but May becomes the first arm that they land prior to Thursday’s trade deadline. The 27-year-old right-hander was forced out of a crowded rotation mix in Los Angeles after posting a 4.85 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and a 97/43 K/BB ratio over 104 innings. No word yet on the return package heading to the Dodgers in the deal.
Source: Jeff Passan
LAD •
3 months ago
2024 first-round pick James Tibbs III, who was acquired from the Giants in the Rafael Devers deal, is going to the Dodgers, according to FanSided’s Robert Murray. May, a free agent at season’s end, was going to be the odd-man out of the Dodgers rotation here with Blake Snell back. He has a disappointing 4.85 ERA in 104 innings this season in his return from Tommy John, but there’s still a lot to like about his stuff. The Red Sox could treat him as a swingman or stick him in the pen on a permanent basis.
Source: Jeff Passan
LAD •
4 months ago
May struck out five and walked nobody, and was pitching well until he hung a slider that Alex Bregman deposited for a go-ahead two-run home run in the fifth inning. May has been inconsistent as a starter this season and may no longer have a rotation spot with Blake Snell (shoulder) set to come off the IL next week.
LAD •
4 months ago
Rosenthal mentions that “sources briefed on the club’s thinking” believe that May could be used as a chip to get the Dodgers bullpen help since he’s “a potential free agent who could lose his spot in the rotation once left-hander Blake Snell comes off the injured list.” The Dodgers may choose to keep May as insurance for their beleaguered staff, and he’s unlikely to have much value as a rental who has already surpassed his career high in innings pitched for a season. However, this is a situation to monitor.
Source: The Athletic
LAD •
4 months ago
May came in after Shohei Ohtani pitched well over three innings, and he was able to keep the Twins off the board even while allowing five hits and three walks. That’s thanks in part to four strikeouts, and a marked improvement from his seven-run start against the Giants before the All-Star break. May will likely piggyback with Ohtani again against the Red Sox on Sunday.
LAD •
4 months ago
May was excellent in his last outing against the White Sox. He did not face the White Sox on Friday. The 27-year-old gave up two homers, issued four walks, and threw just 49-of-86 pitches for strikes. He’ll enter the All-Star break with an unhealthy 4.96 ERA and 1.35 WHIP over 94 1/3 innings.
LAD •
4 months ago
May took a shutout into the eighth, but Brooks Baldwin hit a two-run homer off him with no outs to turn a dominant start into one that was still pretty darn good. The 27-year-old allowed only four hits throughout the contest and walked one while pounding the strike zone with 62-of-86 pitches landing. This was a nice bounceback from the clunker against Kansas City last weekend, and a reminder that May has exceptional talent. He’ll face the Brewers on Wednesday and look to build off this outing.
LAD •
5 months ago
This was yet another disappointing start by May. The Royals – who had scored four total runs through their last five games and been shutout twice in a row – jumped on him for four runs through two innings. He did manage to somewhat right the ship by getting through his last two innings unscathed, but this was supposed to be a smash-spot for him. He forced just six swings-and-misses and going back to his five starts in June, he has 15 walks and 17 strikeouts through 27 innings pitched. That’s simply not good enough to be viable in most leagues. He’ll have another golden opportunity to get right next time out against the White Sox.
LAD •
5 months ago
This was yet another disappointing start by May. The Royals – who had scored four total runs through their last five games and been shutout twice in a row – jumped on him for four runs through two innings. He did manage to somewhat right the ship by getting through his last two innings unscathed, but this was supposed to be a smash-spot for him. He forced just six swings-and-misses and going back to his five starts in June, he has 15 walks and 17 strikeouts through 27 innings pitched. That’s simply not good enough to be viable in most leagues. He’ll have another golden opportunity to get right next time out against the White Sox.
LAD •
5 months ago
May gave up all three homers on a night where the ball was jumping as the two clubs combined for eight roundtrippers. The right-hander walked a pair while striking out five in a solid — but far from excellent — outing. May has forged a 5.29 ERA in the month of June, and he’ll try and lower that figure Friday when he squares off against the Royals.
LAD •
5 months ago
May also issued four free passes on the evening while striking out three. All of the damage done against him came in the fourth inning as Christian Koss delivered a run-scoring single and Jung Hoo Lee followed with a two-run triple. Fortunately, the Dodgers’ offense did enough scoring to bail him out. May got just five swings and misses on 94 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 26 percent. He’ll carry a 4.46 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and a 67/30 K/BB ratio (72 2/3 innings) into Friday’s matchup against the Nationals.
LAD •
5 months ago
May’s evening started poorly when he gave up a leadoff homer to Francisco Lindor, but the right-hander settled down quite nicely from that point on. The only other blemish was a ground-rule double by Brandon Nimmo to score a run in the fifth, and he gave up just four other hits with five strikeouts against two walks. May has looked way better as of late, and he’s worthy of streaming consideration against the Cardinals on Saturday.
LAD •
6 months ago
May gave up just two hard-hit balls tonight, but one of them turned into a three-run homer for Daniel Schneeman. The nine strikeouts are a new season high for him, but he’d already been gaining ground there; he has 25 strikeouts in his last three starts after totaling 33 in his first seven. He’ll face the Mets next time out.
LAD •
6 months ago
May gave up a long homer to Eugenio Suárez, and the other run was scored on a Ketel Marte fielder’s choice. Between that — and even after — May pitched well; and he struck out five and issued just a pair of walks. It’s nice to see some success for May considering how mediocre he was in his previous couple of outings. He’ll look to continue dropping his 4.08 ERA next week against the Angels.
LAD •
6 months ago
The right-hander punched out six opposing hitters on the evening while issuing a pair of walks. All of the damage done against him came via the long ball, with Austin Riley crushing a pair of two-run homers against him. Aside from that, he pitched very well, but that was more than enough to saddle him with a loss on Sunday. May generated eight swings and misses on 97 pitches on the evening, registering a CSW of 25 percent. He’ll attempt to get back in the win column as he totes a 4.36 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and a 28/14 K/BB ratio (33 innings) into Saturday’s matchup against the Diamondbacks in Arizona.
LAD •
7 months ago
May blanked the Marlins over five innings, but then was charged for three runs in the sixth; two of those coming on a grand slam after he had left the contest. It’s a shaky result, but a better outing than his 10-hit disaster against the Cubs last Tuesday. Still, May’s ERA has jumped from 1.06 to 3.95 over his last two chances, and he’ll try and get back on track in a rematch with the Marlins in Miami next week.
LAD •
7 months ago
The 27-year-old right-hander also issued three walks on the night while punching out five. The Cubs got to him early and often in this one, using six hits to push five runs across in the opening inning. May settled in nicely after that until surrendering a two-run homer to Pete Crow-Armstrong in the fifth inning. He got nine whiffs on 95 pitches on the night, posting an underwhelming CSW of just 22 percent. After this rough outing May has seen his ERA balloon from 1.06 to 3.68. He’ll try to put this one behind him and get back on track when he takes on the Marlins on Monday evening in Los Angeles.