Brewers manager rips fans for booing All-Star closer after blown save: 'These aren’t machines out there'

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Milwaukee Brewers fans let All-Star closer Trevor Megill hear it after he blew a save, but manager Pat Murphy was not having it.

Murphy passionately defended Megill after he blew a 4-3 lead in the Brewers’ eventual 9-7 extra-inning loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday at American Family Field.

"These aren’t machines out there. These are people," Murphy said at his postgame press 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/Imagn Images)

"But the fans booing him after he saved 30 games for this team, a kid that’s been through all that he’s been through and what he did the year before for us to help us win the division," Murphy said. "For them to be booing him, that’s 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 an 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 recorded a 2.49 ERA with 30 saves in 47 innings pitched and was named to his first All-Star team.

The California native has given up eight earned runs through 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