Trevor

Megill

After the Brewers took a two-run lead in the top of the ninth, Megill was summoned to close things out in the bottom of the frame. He loaded the bases on three hits with one out, then walked in a run before a sacrifice fly tied the game. Megill would get out of the inning to send it to extras, where Milwaukee would win it in the tenth to give Megill the win. The 32-year-old right-hander has been trending up in the Brewers’ bullpen, taking back the primary share of save chances. Despite the blown save on Friday, he likely remains in the driver’s seat for ninth-inning opportunities, for now.

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.

Megill faced the minimum of three batters on Friday and struck out Royce Lewis to end the game. Megill’s save comes two days after Abner Uribe notched his ninth save of the season, with Uribe making an appearance in the eighth inning of this one. While we don’t quite know the reason manager Pat Murphy elected to flip the roles for his relievers in this one, we’ll assume Uribe is still the preferred option to close out games.

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.