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Milwaukee Brewers fans let All-Star closer Trevor Megill hear it after blowing a save, but manager Pat Murphy wasn’t having it.
Murphy passionately defended Megill after he blew a 4-3 lead in the Brewers’ eventual 9-7 extra-innings loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday at American Family Field.
“These aren’t machines. They’re people,” Murphy said in his postgame news conference.
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Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy reacts during the third inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on April 6, 2026. (Paul Rutherford/Image Images)
“But the fans booed him after he saved 30 games for this team, a kid who went through everything he went through and what he did the year before to help us win the division,” Murphy said. “For them to boo, they’re just not our best fans, that’s for sure.”
The 32-year-old closer has struggled this season, as he has a 14.40 ERA and 0-2 record in six games while recording three saves in five innings pitched. It’s a far cry from his performance last year when in 50 games he posted a 2.49 ERA with 30 saves in 47 innings pitched and was named to his first All-Star team.
The California native has allowed eight earned runs in five innings this season. Last year, he didn’t allow his eighth earned run until mid-June.
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Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Trevor Megill catches a ball during the ninth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 14, 2026. (Aaron Gash/AP Photo)
While Murphy criticized fans, he acknowledged their frustration, as Tuesday’s loss was the team’s sixth in a row, marking the Brewers’ longest losing streak since 2023. Murphy also acknowledged that Megill has struggled so far this year.
“Is he throwing the ball well? No,” Murphy said. “Is he giving up on hard contact? Yeah. Are they hitting him like they knew it was coming? Yeah. But the guy saved us 30 games last year? I think so. My heart goes out to him right now. I bleed for him. He’s feeling it.”
Megill agreed with his manager’s assessment.
“I’m definitely a lot better than that,” Megill said. “The pitching can be a lot better. The execution of the pitching can be a lot better. A lot of things can be better.”
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Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Trevor Megill reacts after allowing an RBI single in the ninth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 14, 2026. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
The manager said he had considered moving Megill out of the closer role amid his struggles, but didn’t want to make any decisions after an emotional loss.
“The way he’s throwing the ball now, he doesn’t deserve it,” Murphy said, “but he can get it back.”
The Brewers (8-8) will play the Blue Jays (7-9) in the second game of their three-game series on Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. ET.
