Trevor Megill picks up 17th save vs. Rockies

Megill entered the ninth inning with a 5-3 lead, but allowed back-to-back hits to start the inning to suddenly find himself with runners on second and third and no outs. The Orioles would then get sacrifice flies from Samuel Basallo and Christian Encarnacion-Strand in back-to-back at-bats to tie the game at 5-5, with Megill going on to strike out Heston Kjerstad to end the inning. Megill wouldn’t return in the 10th inning, but was handed the win after the Brewers took a 6-5 lead on an RBI single by Sal Frelick. Reliever Chad Patrick would come on in the 10th and pitch a perfect inning to secure the win for the Brewers while tallying his sixth save of the season. Friday marked just the third blown save of the season for Megill and was his first since June 5th against the Rockies.

He fanned Spencer Horwitz and Jake Mangum before getting Konnor Griffin to ground out. Megill was working for a second straight night, so he’ll probably be down Thursday. Abner Uribe could close then.

Megill, who would have taken a loss if the Brewers hadn’t come back in the bottom of the ninth, gave up two singles, a double and a walk while retiring just one of the five batters he faced. The walk, though, would have been overturned into a strikeout if the Brewers hadn’t been out of challenges. Megill also gave up a run while pitching Monday and probably could use a couple of days off at this point. Expect Abner Uribe to close if the Brewers have a save chance Wednesday.

Megill got some help while pitching in a two-run game. With one out, Pedro Ramírez sent a ball 383 feet to the wall in right that Luis Lara saw make a terrific leaping catch. Pete Crow-Armstrong then homered afterwards. Seiya Suzuki made a bid to keep the game going with two outs, but Jackson Chourio managed to pick the liner just before the ball hit the ground in left. PCA’s homer was the first off Megill in the regular season since Aug. 6, 2025 and produced the first earned run Megill has allowed in 16 appearances since July 22.

It’s the first time this year that Megill struck out all three batters he faced. He’s gone 15 straight appearances without allowing an earned run.

Uribe returns to Milwaukee’s high-leverage equation after missing just over two weeks with a flexor strain. The 26-year-old has posted a sparkling 2.05 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 48/18 K/BB ratio across 48 1/3 innings of work. He’s one of the best setup specialists in baseball and has also converted six saves this season. He’ll likely continue helping bridge the gap to closer Trevor Megill heading towards the postseason.

Megill retired the side in order in the ninth inning. The save was his 25th of the season. He has a 2.24 ERA. Megill only has two blown saves all season.

Megill’s nine-appearance hitless streak was snapped today with Mike Yastrzemski’s two-out single, but he followed that with a strikeout of Ronald Acuña Jr. to end the game. He’ll probably need Saturday off after working the last two days, potentially opening up a save chance for Aaron Ashby.

Pitching for the first time in a week, Megill extended his streak of hitless appearances to nine. The only batter to reach safely against him during the stretch did so on an intentional walk with the automatic runner on base in the 10th.

After getting five outs Wednesday, Megill was right back out there to close after the Brewers’ ninth-inning comeback tonight. He should now get Friday off, which could lead to a save chance for Abner Uribe, if he’s feeling up to it.