Trevor Megill’s latest implosion costs Brewers chance to end losing skid
Homers by Gary Sanchez and Jake Bauers were wasted as the Brewers bullpen continues to struggle
Brewers closer Trevor Megill (29) had another forgettable outing on Tuesday, April 14 as he blew a save by allowing three runs on three hits with a walk in the ninth inning against the Blue Jays at American Family Field. | Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Milwaukee Brewers were in dire need of a win on Tuesday night to end a five game losing streak. The reincarnated Home Run Race of 1998 has hit the Brewers with Jake Bauers and Gary Sanchez continuing to go tit-for-tat in their bid to be the Crew’s home run leader.
It started with Jake Bauers in the 4th inning. After a single from Brice Turang and a walk from Sanchez, Jake Bauers crushed his 5th home run of the season into the Brewers bullpen, 418 feet away from home plate. That gave the Brewers a 3-0 lead.
The Blue Jays then answered in the 5th with a solo home run from Andres Gimenez and then again in the 6th with a solo shot from Marshfield, WI native Daulton Varsho. The Brewers had two on and nobody out in the 5th and 6th innings but failed to capitalize in either end. Then Gary Sanchez happened.
He crushed a hanging curveball 409 feet out to left field to provide the Brewers a huge insurance run. That run became all the more important when Abner Uribe allowed a run in the 8th on an RBI groundout by Vlad Guerrero Jr. That left a 4-3 ballgame for closer Trevor Megill.