The Brewers settle for a series split in Cincinnati after the Reds win on Sunday 5-3. Jonny Gomes' hit a two run homer off of Seth McClung in the 8 th inning to plate the winning runs. Gomes drove in 3 of the five Reds runs on Sunday as they won for just the 4 th time in 12 games. David Weathers picks up the win while McClung gets hung with the loss in relief of Yovani Gallardo. Prince Fielder hit his 24 th homer in the loss. The Brewers open up a three game set in Pittsburgh tonight as Mike Burns takes on Ross Ohlendorf.
The Brewers traded a pair of minor leaguers to Arizona for 2 nd baseman Felipe Lopez on Sunday. Outfielder Cole Gillespie and righter Roque Mercedes end up with the Diamondbacks. Lopez is expected to lead off for Milwaukee when he joins the team today in Pittsburgh. He's started 78 games at 2 nd base this year. He's hitting .305 with 6 homers and 26 RBI.