After losing to Houston on Sunday and falling one game behind the Cubs, the Brewers were swept by Chicago in a four-game series Miller Park to drop five back. After going 7-0 on a trip to begin the second half, they came home and went 1-6 to give most of it back.

Despite that woeful week, manager Ned Yost said it's no time to panic.

"Perspective comes into play," Yost said. "We've still got two months to play."

The Cubs also refused to throw dirt on the Brewers, perhaps because they still have six games to play against them this season.

"I don't think anybody's going to go away," Chicago manager Lou Piniella said. "There's two months to play. The secret for all teams is to stay healthy and keep going.

"It's July 31st. We've got baseball to be played in August and September. But, certainly, coming in here and beating a good opponent in their ballpark four times is something to feel good about."

CUBS 11, BREWERS 4: Just call it the Massacre in Milwaukee. The Brewers had such high hopes at the start of their four-game series against the Cubs. Instead, they lost all four games and were outscored 31-11.

Dave Bush, who has been prone to surrendering home runs (20 for the season), allowed three big ones -- including a grand slam by the Cubs' Jim Edmonds, who also homered in his first at-bat off Bush. The Brewers' starting pitchers went 0-3 with a 7.03 ERA in the series, compared with 3-0 and 1.61 for the Cubs' starters.