For six innings on Wednesday night, Dustin May looked like a man on a mission. The Cardinals righty was carving up the Brewers lineup at American Family Field, sitting on a no-hitter through 6 with just 74 pitches on the meter and St. Louis up 1-0. The sweeper was filthy, Jackson Chourio couldn't touch it, and you could feel the broadcast starting to whisper about it the way they always do.
End of the 6th in Milwaukee, May still hadn't allowed a hit and was punching out Chourio on an 0-2 sweeper.
And then the Brewers did the Brewers thing. Because of course they did. Milwaukee has spent the last few years building a reputation as the most annoying team in the National League — the club that finds a way no matter how bad it looks on paper, no matter who's on the mound, no matter how deep the hole. Down 1-0 and getting no-hit in your own building should be a death sentence. For most teams it is. For the Brewers it's a Tuesday.
From getting no-hit through 6 to flipping the lead in the 8th — the comeback in one clip.
The bullpen energy in the back half of the game has been a whole vibe too. Earlier in this Cardinals-Brewers set, Abner Uribe punched out the side and went full pro wrestling on the St. Louis dugout, giving them an emphatic "suck it" on his way off the mound. Alec Burleson reportedly took every ounce of restraint he had not to charge the mound. The bad blood was already simmering — the Brewers stealing a no-hit bid and taking the lead just poured gasoline on it.
Uribe's DX-style send-off to the Cardinals dugout that nearly got Burleson to charge.
That's the script in Milwaukee right now. Get no-hit for six, break it up in the 7th, take the lead in the 8th, have your closer flip off the other dugout for good measure. Dustin May pitched a hell of a game and he's going to leave the building with nothing to show for it but a tough-luck line and a reminder that the Brewers do not care about your narrative. Add it to the pile.