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Trevor Megill was once again going to close for the Brewers tonight, but his save chance went away when the offense scored four times in the bottom of the eighth. Megill did finish it off anyway, pitching a hitless ninth. Megill is definitely back in the driver’s seat for saves in Milwaukee. Uribe would still seem to have some value in most leagues, but those secure when it comes to saves could consider dropping him.

Any sort of setback for Megill could change things, but it really looks like Abner Uribe lost some standing in the Brewers pen for his gesture against the Cardinals last week. Megill has three saves since, with Uribe working the eighth in front of him in the last two. Megill had just one save in the month prior to the incident. He’s turned in six straight scoreless appearances now to lower his ERA to 4.29.

Passan adds that Uribe is appealing the one-game suspension, which will enable him to continue pitching until the appeal process unfolds. The 25-year-old pulled the iconic Hingle McCringleberry celebration against the Cardinals in response to what he perceived was an indication from St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol that they were going to hit Brewers players for relaying signs. The kerfuffle appears to be largely over, but Uribe could wind up missing at least one game if the suspension is upheld.

Abner Uribe got the win after throwing a scoreless ninth in a tie game. There’s no doubt at this point that Brewers manager Pat Murphy soured some on Uribe after his inappropriate gestures Tuesday against the Cardinals. That doesn’t necessarily mean that Megill is back in the closer’s role, but it does seem like change is in the wind.

Abner Uribe went unused today after his controversial gestures at the conclusion of Tuesday’s game. Aaron Ashby ended up with the win after working scoreless seventh and eighth innings, and Megill closed things out despite a one-out single and a steal from Masyn Winn. Since giving up seven runs in a two-appearance span in mid-April, Megill has a 1.29 ERA and an 18/2 K/BB in his last 14 innings of work. Still, Uribe likely remains the favorite for saves in Milwaukee.

Give an assist to Aaron Ashby, who allowed two runs in the eighth to turn what had been a 5-0 game into a save situation. Trevor Megill had the seventh in this one and also turned in a perfect inning. Uribe had set up Megill’s save with a perfect eighth in his previous appearance on Friday, but after tonight, it looks like he’s still the favorite for saves in Milwaukee.

Just as he’d gotten himself firmly back on track, Uribe crumbled here. He retired the first two hitters in the ninth while clinging to a one run lead, but gave up a single to Miguel Andujar. Then, he walked Xander Bogaerts which set up Gavin Sheets to hit a go-ahead three-run homer. He hadn’t blown a save in a month and should remain the preferred closing option for the Brewers should there be no more hiccups in the near future.

Uribe followed Trevor Megill, who allowed one run despite striking out three in the eighth. That just adds to Uribe’s buffer in the closer’s role. He seems pretty well ahead of Megill at this point.

Trevor Megill, Aaron Ashby and Uribe all had easy innings in a tie game today, even though Ashby was pitching again after throwing two innings last night. For once, the win went to someone other than Ashby after Brice Turang’s walkoff homer in the bottom of the ninth. Uribe’s appearance was his ninth straight to come in the ninth inning of a game.

Megill had the eighth in a 5-0 game and gave up a run on a single, a stolen base and another single. The Brewers made it a five-run game again in the top of the ninth, but since they have Thursday off, they still used Uribe, and he gave up a run after a leadoff double and a couple of grounders. The second grounder turned into a Joey Ortiz error, but the run was still earned, and Uribe finished the game with a double play afterwards. So, neither of the Brewers’ late-game righties really gained or lost anything today. The ninth clearly belongs to Uribe at the moment; he hasn’t entered a game any earlier than that since Apr. 14, which was also the last time Megill pitched the ninth.