Lineup sputters in fifth consecutive loss

Miami -- It was a week ago that the devastating news droppedabout Yovani Gallardo's likely season-ending knee injury.

It was a major blow for the Milwaukee Brewers to absorb becausethe team looked to the young right-hander to be its second-bestpitcher behind Ben Sheets this season. But that won't happen nowsince Gallardo tore his anterior cruciate ligament after coming downawkwardly from a jump last week at Wrigley Field.

So the Brewers had to dip back into the starting pitching well,retrieving Dave Bush, who was sent down to Class AAA Nashville,where he made one start before being recalled to the Brewers andmaking a relief appearance Saturday.

But no one is mistaking Bush for Gallardo.

And his fourth loss of the season -- 6-2 to the Florida Marlinson Wednesday night at Dolphin Stadium -- cemented that.

The loss was the fifth in a row for Milwaukee, dropping theBrewers below .500 for the first time this season.

Bush (0-4, 6.98) pitched six innings and allowed six runs on fivehits, two walks and two home runs, although replays showed heallowed three. His control, an issue when he was sent down to theminors, was good, but the results, once again, were not.

"It's frustrating," Bush said. "It's always frustrating. Youalways like to see results in your favor. It's a frustrating gameand success is what gets rid of that."

Bush ran into problems in the third inning after hitting Mike Rabelo with a pitch to start things. He later gave up a bloop doubleto Jeremy Hermida, then, after a walk, allowed a missile to Mike Jacobs.

The ball carried over the center-field fence and hit a rail,sending it back onto the field. The umpires did not see that theball went over the fence and gave Jacobs a double. But replaysshowed the ball was gone.

"But I'm more disappointed with the runs I gave up in the sixthafter we scored some runs to get it close," Bush said.

That's because in the sixth, Rickie Weeks hit a two-run bomb thatcut the Marlins' lead to 3-2 and broke a 22-inning scoreless streakby Milwaukee. But Bush gave the runs right back, plus one, in thebottom half of the frame.

He walked Hanley Ramirez to start and gave up a 2-0, two-runhomer to Jorge Cantu. Bush was trying to throw a sinker and get adouble-play ball, but it caught a good chunk of the plate and Cantupowered it into left-center field.