Salomon Torres took a loss in relief on Monday after giving up two runs in the ninth versus the Cubs. Eric Gagne previously pitched a scoreless eighth in a tie game. Torres has two blown saves this month to go along with the loss tonight, so Gagne might be gaining some ground on him. While Gagne has allowed four runs in eight innings since coming off the DL, he's just had one bad appearance.Related: Eric Gagne

A nasty appearance for Torres, who entered the contest having dealt three straight scoreless innings while registering a save in each of those contests to boot. Torres' ERA now sits at 2.86, as his job security remains safe.

Salomon Torres notched his second loss of the month against the Cubs on Monday. Entering a tie game, he walked three and gave up two hits to go with two runs in the ninth innning at Wrigley.Torres has been mostly reliable in a number of big wins for the Brewers but this one was a big loss. It's not likely that he is in danger of losing his job, though. This was really the first game that he showed any problems with his command.

Torres has been pretty consistent as the Brewers closer, although it's been rumored that Milwaukee could trade for another fireman. For the time being, he remains firmly entrenched in Milwaukee's closer role, but owners should keep an eye out as the Trade Deadline nears and rumors continue to swirl.

Torres has been pretty consistent as the Brewers closer, although it's been rumored that Milwaukee could trade for another closer. That would obviously have a dramatic effect on Torres' fantasy value, but don't assume a trade will be made. Right now, Torres is firmly entrenched in the closer role.

Torres has allowed just one earned run over his last eight innings, but he's also blown a pair of save opportunities this month. The Brewers could very well bring in another closer before the Trade Deadline, so scout out other options if you've been relying on Torres to keep you competitive in saves.

That's 19 saves on the year for Torres, who has allowed just one earned run over his last eight frames of work.

Salomon Torres recorded his 18th save in 22 chances on Tuesday in St. Louis. He pitched a perfect ninth to protect a 4-3 lead.Torres has pitched well enough to become the no-question closer for the Brewers despite the successful return of Eric Gagne.

It was just the second blown save in his last 18 opportunities for Torres, who is 5-2 on the year with 17 saves and a sparkling 2.73 ERA to his name.

Three Brewers pitchers failed to record an out as seven consecutive Diamondbacks reached base in the ninth, the most responsible for the Milwaukee collapse was Guillermo Mota. Salomon Torres (4-2) suffered the loss allowing Conner Jackson to hit a ground ball up the middle, through a drawn-in infield, and the Diamondbacks kept their small lead in the NL West and returned to the .500 mark (43-43).Mota didn't have anything. He allowed two hits and a walk before departing the game shaking his head. The right-hander hasn't been very good the entire season. His 4.22 ERA coming into Thursday's game included 16 walks in only 32 innings of work.

Brewers' Torres blows save in ninth