Villanueva Sent to Triple-A

In a very surprising move the Brewers announced they were sending Carlos Villanueva down to Triple-A. The Brewers have called up Seth McClung to take his place. This move is very odd considering last night Villanueva pitched three scoreless innings to pick up the save in the Brewers 9-0 win over the Diamondbacks.

Manager Ned Yost insists this is not a demotion for Villanueva and he wants him to work out some kinks in the Triple-A.

"These one-inning stints, it's hard to get any kind of command down," Yost said. "He's at the Major League level, you're battling for first place. He's just got a lot of pressure on him every time he steps out there. I wanted to get him in a little less-pressurized situation to refine his mechanics a little bit."

Seth McClung, Villanueva's replacement was acquired earlier in the season from Tampa Bay in a trade for Grant Balfour. McClung was 2-0 with a 1.42 ERA in Triple-A.

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