The Milwaukee Brewers acquired veteran right-hander Aaron Civale from the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday in the NL Central leaders' latest attempt to boost a starting rotation that’s been decimated by injuries.
The Brewers sent promising minor league infielder Gregory Barrios to Tampa Bay, which assigned him to Class-A Bowling Green, and designated right-hander Taylor Clarke for assignment to make room for Civale on the 40-man roster.
The 29-year-old Civale has gone 2-6 with a 5.07 ERA in 17 starts this season, though he has been better of late, pitching to a 3.82 ERA over his last seven outings. He was 7-5 with a 3.46 ERA in 23 starts for Cleveland and Tampa Bay last year.
Civale owns a 33-32 record with a 4.10 ERA in 103 career starts. He will be arbitration eligible after the season and is under club control through 2025.
The 20-year-old Barrios was batting .325 with a .367 on-base percentage, one homer, 34 RBIs and 18 steals in 61 games at the Class-A level. He provides Tampa Bay with some organization depth in the lower level of the minor leagues.
In other moves Wednesday, the Brewers placed third baseman Joey Ortiz on the 10-day injured list, placed right-hander Enoli Paredes on the 15-day injured list and recalled infielder Vinny Capra and right-hander Janson Junk from Triple-A Nashville.
Ortiz has neck inflammation and Paredes has right forearm tendinitis. Ortiz's assignment is retroactive to Tuesday.
The Rays filled Civale's spot on the roster by recalling right-hander Justin Sterner from Triple-A Durham. He made his big league debut earlier this season, appearing in two games for Tampa Bay and allowing one earned run over four innings.
The addition of Civale comes eight days after the Brewers acquired left-hander Dallas Keuchel from the Seattle Mariners. The 2015 AL Cy Young winner has no record with a 6.75 ERA in two starts with Milwaukee.
The Brewers entered Wednesday with a six-game lead in the NL Central, despite getting just 406 total innings from its starting pitchers, the second-lowest total of any major league team. The San Francisco Giants have gotten 402 innings.
Fifteen different pitchers have started games for the Brewers, the highest number for any MLB team.
Milwaukee traded 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes to the Baltimore Orioles before the season, and the club knew going into the year that two-time All-Star Brandon Woodruff wouldn’t pitch at all while recovering from shoulder surgery.
Wade Miley and Robert Gasser have undergone Tommy John surgery and will miss the rest of this season. Other Brewers pitchers on the injured list include starters Joe Ross (lower back) and DL Hall (left knee), two-time All-Star closer Devin Williams (back) and relievers Jared Koenig (left forearm) and JB Bukauskas (right lat).
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Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Aaron Civale delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Aaron Civale delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
Tampa Bay Rays starter Aaron Civale pitches against the Washington Nationals during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 29, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — France ended Cristiano Ronaldo’s bid to win the title at his last European Championship by beating Portugal 5-3 in a penalty shootout to reach the semifinals on Friday.
After the game finished 0-0 following extra time, Portugal substitute Joao Felix hit a post with the only miss in the shootout and Theo Hernández showed no sign of pressure by converting the clinching kick into the top corner.
It was a record sixth and final European Championship for the 39-year-old Ronaldo, who scored Portugal's first penalty in the shootout and ended up consoling fellow veteran Pepe afterward as the 41-year-old defender cried on his captain's shoulder.
“We need to go through this moment of our loss, which is very painful,” Pepe said.
Ronaldo's 20-year career in the Euros included the title in 2016 — when Portugal beat France in the final — and it remains to be seen if the five-time world player of the year will continue playing for his country through to the 2026 World Cup, when he will be aged 41.
“Everything is too raw,” said Portugal coach Roberto Martinez, when asked if that was Ronaldo's last game for his country. “We are suffering a defeat as a team — there are no individual decisions at this point.”
The victory ended the recent heartbreak of Kylian Mbappé and France in shootouts, having lost in them at their last two major tournaments — in the last 16 at the Euros in 2021 and in the 2022 World Cup final.
Mbappé didn't even take a penalty in the shootout, having been substituted after the first half of extra time following a couple of knocks to his broken nose that was covered by a protective mask.
Les Bleus didn't need their star player, as Ousmane Dembele, Youssouf Fofana, Jules Kounde and Bradley Barcola all found the net in the shootout — held in front of Portugal's fans — before Hernández's coup de grâce set off jubilant scenes for the French inside the stadium in Hamburg.
“It wasn’t easy," France goalkeeper Mike Maignan said. “We didn’t always play that great, it was a complicated game. We played well defensively.”
“We got to the penalty shootout and didn’t waver. We can be proud of ourselves.”
France will play Spain in the semifinals after its extra-time win over Germany in Stuttgart, with Les Bleus staying on course for a third European Championship title after 1984 and 2000.
Didier Deschamps' team has reached the semifinals despite no France player having scored from open play so far in the tournament.
Portugal exited having failed to score in either of its knockout games — the team beat Slovenia on penalties in the last 16 — and its final group match, leaving Martinez plenty of questions to answer.
“From our side, we deserved to win,” Martinez said. “But we are talking about the best players in Europe. It’s a sad night.”
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Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, center, reacts at the end of a quarter final match against France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Kylian Mbappe of France, foreground, and Portugal's Ruben Dias fight for the ball during a quarter final match at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Portugal's Pepe cries after losing a quarter final match between Portugal and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. France won a penalty shoot out 4-3 after the match ended in a 0-0 draw. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after failing to score during a quarter final match between Portugal and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Portugal's Joao Felix reacts at the end of extra time during a quarter final match between Portugal and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, right, embraces Pepe at the end of a quarter final match against France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Portugal's goalkeeper Diogo Costa, Pepe and Cristiano Ronaldo, from left, react after losing a quarter final match between Portugal and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. France won a penalty shoot out 4-3 after the match ended in a 0-0 draw. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
France's Theo Hernandez, right, celebrates with goalkeeper Mike Maignan after scoring the winning goal in shootout to defeat Portugal during a quarter final match at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (Marcus Brandt/dpa via AP)
Theo Hernandez of France, right, scores the deciding goal in a shootout to win a quarter final match between Portugal and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Theo Hernandez of France, right, celebrates with goalkeeper Mike Maignan after scores the winning goal to defeat Portugal during a quarter final match at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo scores during the penalty shootout of a quarter final match between Portugal and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
France players celebrate after penalty shootout against Portugal during a quarter final match at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Kylian Mbappe of France controls the ball during a quarter final match between Portugal and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, center, is challenged by France goalkeeper Mike Maignan and Theo Hernandez of France during a quarter final match between Portugal and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after a call during a quarter final match between Portugal and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Kylian Mbappe of France reacts after an injury during a quarter final match between Portugal and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Kylian Mbappe of France, center, falls after a collision with Portugal's Joao Palhinha during a quarter final match at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after failing to score during a quarter final match between Portugal and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Kylian Mbappe of France challenges for the ball with Portugal's Nuno Mendes during a quarter final match between Portugal and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Portugal's Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes, from left, prepare to take a free kick during a quarter final match between Portugal and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo lies on the ground after being fouled by Theo Hernandez of France during a quarter final match at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Kylian Mbappe of France challenges for the ball with Portugal's Joao Cancelo during a quarter final match between Portugal and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo vies for the ball with William Saliba of France, left, during a quarter final match between Portugal and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
