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Zack Greinke came into this game with a 2.70 ERA and a 1.76 FIP. He left after 2.1 innings, ten hits, and seven earned runs.

When Ed Wade was hired as Astros GM in late 2007, the first thing he did was trade closer, Brad Lidge to the Philadelphia Phillies for Michael Bourn , Geoff Geary and Michael Costanzo.

That's not a good place to be. With the start the Brewers had to the year, though, that sounds pretty ok.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero, right, is greeted by teammate Henry Blanco after warming up the pitcher between innings of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Friday, May 25, 2012, in Phoenix.

Ryan Braun, Rickie Weeks and Corey Hart homered and Yovani Gallardo maintained his mastery of Arizona on Friday night in the Milwaukee Brewers' 7-1 victory over the Diamondbacks.

The 2012 Brewers remain a pretty significant disappointment at 18-26, but they did pick up an 8-5 win over the Giants yesterday to avoid what would have been just their second three-game sweep of 2012.

This week's Brew Crew Ball Tracking Poll was open from Tuesday at noon through Wednesday, and received 224 responses.

Miller Park has been a house of horrors for Barry Zito, regardless of which version of the left-hander flies into Milwaukee.

On Sunday Jonathan Lucroy tied a Brewer franchise record by driving in seven runs in the Crew's 16-4 win over the Twins .

Down in the dugout before the game, most of the Tuesday afternoon chatter with manager Ron Roenicke centered on the day-to-day activities of a baseball team that still hasn't found its groove after almost two months.

The club designated right handed starting pitcher Jason Marquis for release or reassignment, meaning that his short stint with the Twins is likely over.

One day after their best offensive performance of the season, the Milwaukee Brewers looked lost at the plate again.

A similar performance could be difficult in Monday night's series opener against the San Francisco Giants , as probable starter Madison Bumgarner has regularly shut down the Brewers.

After another lackluster effort in his previous outing against the Indians last Tuesday, the Twins met with right-hander Jason Marquis in an effort to help him improve his pace while on the mound.

Adam Jones and Nick Markakis hit two-run homers, and the Baltimore Orioles matched a season high with their fifth straight win, 6-5 over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.

Milwaukee Brewers' Aramis Ramirez is congratulated at home by Nyjer Morgan after Ramirez hit a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Milwaukee.

With his home run in the sixth inning today, Ryan Braun continued to climb in the Brewers record books.

It was a 2-2 game before this, but this gave the Twins the lead for good. Scott Diamond and Denard Span both singled with one out to put runners on first and second, and this double by Joe Mauer gave the Twins a 4-2 lead, and they would lead for the rest of the game.

It's been no surprise that our pitching has been struggling, but also that our offensive numbers are just not there right now.

With the way things have been going, the reigning NL Central champions will be desperate for that trend to continue when they open a three-game set with the Twins on Friday night at Miller Park.