For the past month or so, the Brewers have been trying not to panic with their NL Central lead disappearing fast. They've been doing a decent job of it (they are still in first place, afterall), but I think it's going to get much tougher to do in a very short order. First there was the Ben Sheets injury. That wouldn't be so much of a problem if Yovani Gallardo (his replacement in the rotation) didn't just give up 11 runs in less than three innings yesterday. Throw in Jeff Suppan and Chris Capuano's struggles, and their rotation is in serious trouble. Then they demoted Rickie Weeks because of his struggle to rehab a wrist injury. Craig Counsell and Tony Graffanino became the de facto second base platoon in his absence. Now Graffanino has injured his knee and is going to miss more time than expected, meaning Weeks will probably be on his way back up.
It just seems like all of the wheels are coming off at once on Milwaukee's train. Sheets will be back soon, but he really can't be back soon enough given the struggles of the Brewers' rotation. The Cubs have been sliding a bit in the past week, which is the only reason that the Brewers are still in first. They're going to have to hold on for dear life or hope something pulls them out of this slump, though, because things are not looking up for them right now.
