The Brewers have placed righty starting pitcher Jeff Suppan on the 15-day disabled list with joint irritation in his right elbow. Suppan has started 18 games for the Brewers this season and he is 5-6 with a 4.71 ERA and a 1.60 WHIP. Suppan has not pitched too well this season for the Brewers but they will likely miss him despite adding C.C. Sabathia yesterday.

The Brewers have placed starting 2B Rickie Weeks on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left knee. Weeks has played in 59 games this season and he is 48 for 229 (.210 avg, .683 OPS) with 43 runs scored, 7 homers, 20 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. Weeks will be replaced at 2B by Craig Counsell and Joe Dillon. Counsell has played in 40 games this season for the Brewers and he is 17 for 76 (.224 avg, .625 OPS) with 8 runs scored and 5 RBIs. He is a much better defender than Joe Dillon but Dillon is the better hitter. Dillon has played in 30 games this season for the Brewers and he is 11 for 40 (.275 avg, .770 OPS) with 7 runs scored and 3 RBIs. The Brewers have recalled 23-year old lefty hitting infielder Hernan Iribarren from AAA ball to replace Weeks on the roster. He has played in 6 games for the Brewers this season and he is 2 for 7 (.286 avg, .715 OPS) with 1 run scored and 1 RBI. Iribarren has also played in 49 games in AAA ball this season and he was 51 for 187 (.273 avg, .664 OPS) with 26 runs scored, 15 RBIs and 14 stolen bases. He likely won’t get to play too much while Weeks is out.

Eric Gagne has been diagnosed with rotator cuff tendinitis which will cause him to miss at least a week. If he doesn’t improve by then he will likely be placed on the D.L. Gagne has pitched in 20 games this season for the Brewers and he is 1-2 with 10 saves, a 6.98 ERA and a 2.02 WHIP. He has allowed 5 homers and walked 16 batters in only 19.1 innings this season for the Brewers. He had lost his closer’s job due to pitching poorly and he might have a real hard time getting his job back.

The Brewers have placed reliever David Riske on the 15-day disabled list with a hyperextended right elbow. Riske has pitched in 18 games for the Brewers this season and he is 0-1 with 1 save, a 4.71 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP. The Brewers made the mistake at looking at Riske’s numbers in the off season when they signed him and not realizing that he doesn’t pitch well under pressure. The Brewers have recalled 31-year old righty Mark DiFelice to replace Riske on the roster. His major league debut didn’t go to well as he allowed 5 hits, 3 earned runs and walked a batter in only 1 inning of work. DiFelice was a starter in the minors this season. He started 4 games in AAA ball this season and he was 3-0 with a 3.91 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP. He whiffed 28 batters and walked only one batter in only 23 innings in the minors this season.

The Brewers have lost standout young starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo. Gallardo started 3 games for the Brewers this season and he was 0-0 with a 1.80 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. The Brewers have recalled righty Dave Bush to take over Gallardo’s spot in the starting rotation. Bush started has started 4 games this season for the Brewers and he is 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA and a 1.68 WHIP. This will really hurt the Brewers unless Bush finally lives up to the hype.