"What do you want me to do, make a move today, right now?" said Melvin after emerging from his meeting with Yost in the visiting manager's office at Wrigley Field. "If we make a move, we'll let you know."

Turnbow was an All-Star closer for the Brewers in 2006 and pitched well for the most part last season in a setup role, but he has become increasingly unreliable this year. His low point came Wednesday night when Yost sent him to pitch the eighth inning in a game the Cubs were leading 13-5 at the time.

Turnbow was unable to get out of the inning, surrendering six runs on four hits and four walks, forcing Yost to use left-hander Mitch Stetter to get the third out in the 19-5 romp. That meltdown came on the heels of an outing Sunday against Florida in which Turnbow failed to retire any of the three hitters he faced (two walks, single).

The numbers tell the story of how awful Turnbow has been. In eight outings, he is 0-1 with a 15.63 ERA, with 12 hits, 13 walks and 11 runs allowed in 6 1/3 innings. Opponents are batting .414 against him.

BREWERS 4, CUBS 3: What had the makings of a devastating day turned out to be a wonderful one for the Brewers. Budding ace Yovani Gallardo was involved in a collision at first base in the fifth inning and appeared to have seriously injured his right knee, but he stayed in the game and pitched another inning. The Brewers did little against starter Carlos Zambrano and reliever Carlos Marmol for eight innings but rallied for three runs in the ninth off Cubs closer Kerry Wood. Ryan Braun delivered the key blow with a two-run double in the ninth and finished with a single, a double, a homer and three RBIs.