For the first time this season, Milwaukee has finally landed one of MLB’s monthly honors, and it belongs to Trevor Megill.
The Brewers closer was named NL Reliever of the Month after a stretch that has completely changed the look of his season. Megill, who opened the year in rough shape, has not given up an earned run since July 22.
That run covers 14 outings and 14 1/3 innings, with only one unearned run crossing the plate in Milwaukee’s loss to the Mets last week. In that span, he’s given up four hits and three walks, with two of those walks intentional, while striking out 11.
The saves have piled up, too. Megill has nailed down his last 17 save chances, and he’s now 25-for-27 overall this season.
That’s a far cry from the start he endured, when he was tagged for eight earned runs in his first six appearances, a five-inning stretch. Since then, he’s allowed just five earned runs across his last 35 outings, covering 34 1/3 innings, and has posted a 1.31 ERA and 1.14 FIP with 44 strikeouts.
Milwaukee has gone 30-5 in those appearances.
It’s a sharp turnaround for the 32-year-old veteran, and it puts him on track for what could end up being the best season of his career.
The Brewers have had other strong individual months this year, even if they didn’t all turn into awards. Jacob Misiorowski, for instance, put together a May that had plenty of people arguing he should have taken NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 with a 0.23 ERA, allowing one run over 38 1/3 innings on 14 hits and six walks while striking out 57. Instead, the award went to the Phillies’ Cristopher Sánchez, who went 4-0 with no earned runs over 39 innings, allowing 25 hits and three walks while striking out 45.
Misiorowski did still collect a pair of NL Player of the Week honors, and Jackson Chourio added one in early June. Megill’s August honor is the first monthly award for a Brewer since 2025, when Freddy Peralta was named NL Pitcher of the Month and Brice Turang was named NL Player of the Month for August. Jacob Misiorowski and Isaac Collins were also named NL Rookie of the Month in June and July, respectively.
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