Trevor Megill fans three in earning 26th save

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.

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.

Megill entered with the winning run on second in the ninth and preserved the tie with some help from a diving Garrett Mitchell on a sinking liner to center. He then worked a scoreless bottom of the 10th after the Brewers failed to score in the top of the inning. Megill was put in line for the win in the 11th, but Antonio Senzatela went on to give up two runs in the bottom of the inning to take the loss. Megill threw just 15 pitches to get his five outs, so he should be fine to close on Thursday.

Megill’s save was his 21st of the season. He retired the side in order in a perfect ninth inning. Megill has a 2.64 ERA. In his last 22 appearances, he has an 0.43 ERA, nine hits allowed, 22 strikeouts, four walks, 13 saves, a hold and zero blown saves.

It took Megill just 12 pitches to breeze through this ninth inning and earn the save. Of those 12 pitches, 11 were fastballs and they averaged just a shade under 99 mph as he overwhelmed the heart of the Pirates’ order. After a rocky start to the season, he’s converted 12 consecutive save opportunities and has only allowed one earned run over his last 21 outings.