Brewers' Megill Struggles, Ninth-Inning Change Eyed

0:00On April 15th, the Milwaukee Brewers are in a rough spot with a 6-game losing streak their first since June of 2023. Closer, Trevor McGill has been the main culprit, blowing saves in the 9th inning during back-to-back losses on April 10th and April 14th. That latest one was a 9-7 defeat in 10 innings against the Toronto Blue Jays at American Family Field. Earlier this week, McGill got hit hard, giving up a game-tying single and a go-ahead run on fastballs that batters crushed. His command is off, and he's not locating pitches like he used to, leading to four runs on just 9 pitches four days prior. In the clubhouse, the mood is heavy, with first baseman Jake Bowers calling it one of the toughest stretches he's seen here. Manager Pat Murphy admits McGill isn't throwing well right now, with too much hard contact, but he's got sympathy after the guy's safe 30 games. Last season as an all-star. Digging deeper, McGill's fastball velocity sits around 97.7 miles per hour, same as this time last year, but he's got zero.

1:05Swing and misses on 44 four-seemers lately. It's a trend from last season two, where whiff's dropped and slugging against him rows. The Brewers know they can't ride this out with a bullpen struggling overall, so Murphy confirmed they're eyeing a 9th inning change soon to shake. Things up and give back on track before this skid turns into something worse. From your team, powered by AI, this is Milwaukee Brewers News Today. I'm Corey, with a story.