Brewers' Pat Murphy Defends Struggling Player After Ugly Performance

The Milwaukee Brewers have yet to break their slump after suffering a sixth-straight loss in a row by falling to the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. It was a game that featured a recurring theme, and that is the struggles of closer Trevor Megill. Megill entered the game to replace Abner Uribe in the top of the ninth inning as Milwaukee was protecting a one-point lead, and it did not take long for things to go south.

Megill allowed three hits, three earned runs and a walk, leading to the assessment of a blown save. It was a performance that led to boos by the Milwaukee faithful. After the game, manager Pat Murphy ran to his defense.

“Again, Megill's average velocity as of today was the same as it was last year at this time,” Murphy said. “Is he throwing the ball well? No.

Is he giving up hard contact? Yes. Do they swing at it like they know what's coming?