The Milwaukee Brewers have designated struggling relief pitcher Derrick Turnbow for assignment. Turnbow, an All-Star closer in 2006, is 0-1 with a 15.63 ERA in eight games this season. He gave up six runs in two-thirds of an inning at Chicago Wednesday.

To take Turnbow’s place, Milwaukee recalled outfielder Joe Dillon from Triple-A Nashville.  So what do you think of this move by the Brewers?

The Milwaukee Brewers lost at home by a score of 4-3 in the match up with the St. Louis Cardinals putting the Brewers at 11-8 for the year.  The Brewers went into the 9th inning tied 3-3 but to only give up a run to the Cardinals in the top half of the inning and end up losing.

Carlos Villanueva opened up the night for the Brewers throwing for seven innings and allowing three hits, two runs, and four walks.  Brian Shouse, Guillermo Mota, and Derrick Turnbow would be brought in to pitch the last three innings with Turnbow losing his first game of the season.

Rickie Weeks, Ryan Braun, and Corey Hart each picked up a RBI in Monday’s game.

The Brewers will take on the Cardinals one more time again tonight at home and then will move on to Philadelphia on Wednesday.

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Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Dave Bush is off to a 0-3 start after Tuesday’s night game against the St. Louis Cardinals.  The Cardinals defeated the Brewers 6-1 after the Brewers had a 2-0 lead.  The Cardinals scored insurance runs in the seventh and eigth innings that put the game out of reach for the Brewers.

Bush pitched six innings and gave up six hits and three earned runs.  He now has a 7.02 ERA on the season so far.  Bush better pick things up before he loses his spot in the rotation.

David Riske only got two batters out and gave up an earned run on two hits.  Brian Shouse pitched .2 innings as well but did not allow a run to cross the plate.  Derrick Turnbow gave up four hits and two earned runs in his .2 innings of action.  Turnbow has really struggled this year.

Corey Hart was the only Brewers play to record a RBI.  Other then that, the Brewers had zero offense against the Cardinals.

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The Milwaukee Brewers got a good old fashioned butt kicking by the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night as the Reds beat the Brewers 12-4.  The Reds used 10 runs in the 6th through 9th innings to pull away for the blowout win.

Dave Bush picked up the loss for the Brewers, it was Bush’s second loss of the season already.  He only lasted 5.1 innings as he gave up six hits, five runs (four earned), three walks, and four strikeouts.  Derrick Turnbow and Seth McClung came in and both sucked it up in relief.  Turnbow gave up two earned runs and McClung with five earned runs.  You can’t win your bullpen gives up seven earned runs in a ballgame!

Ryan Braun and Bill Hall both hit solo home runs for the Brewers, and they also scored a couple of unearned runs but it clearly wasn’t enough to beat the Reds.

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