CINCINNATI - The Milwaukee Brewers went into their game against Cincinnati on Thursday with their post-season hopes hanging by a thread. Blake Swihart Red Sox Jersey .They cut it themselves, committing three errors and wasting a golden scoring chance on the way to a 5-3 loss to the Reds that manager Ron Roenicke described as sloppy.Brandon Phillips hit his first home run in almost three months and rookie David Holmberg pitched six solid innings as Cincinnati officially ended the Brewers post-season hopes.Milwaukees loss meant the San Francisco Giants clinched a playoff spot.You still want to finish well, Roenicke said. This game was a killer. Its hard to watch, knowing you couldve won the game and you give it away.The Brewers committed three errors, including two in the fifth when the Reds tied the score and took a 3-2 lead with unearned runs. Second baseman Rickie Weeks committed two of the errors after giving Milwaukee a 1-0 lead with his eighth homer of the season in the second inning.Jay Bruce got three hits and drove in a run to help send the Brewers to their sixth loss on their nine-game road trip, leaving them 40-41 away from home this season. Milwaukee spent 150 days leading the NL Central this season.Its one of those things where we kind of did it to ourselves, catcher Jonathan Lucroy said. We had the division lead, then we got complacent. We got what we deserved. We had to play better.Rookie David Holmberg (2-2) allowed two runs on three hits and a walk to earn his second career win, both in the last 12 days over Milwaukee starter Yovani Gallardo. The left-hander also had two strikeouts, hit a batter and threw a wild pitch.Im getting more confident, Holmberg said. Im going out there and attacking guys.Sam LeCure allowed a run in the seventh inning before Jumbo Diaz coaxed Ryan Braun into an inning-ending ground out in a nine-pitch at bat. Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth for his 35th save.Phillips knocked Gallardo out of the game with a two-run homer in the sixth, his eighth homer of the season and first since June 28. He hadnt hit a home run in Cincinnati since May 15.Gallardo (8-11) was roughed up for 10 hits and five runs a€” three earned a€” with a walk, four strikeouts and a wild pitch in five innings. He slipped to 0-5 with a 4.06 ERA over his last seven starts to cement his first losing record in seven seasons.NEW ROLEPhillips went 2 for 5 in his first appearance of the season in the leadoff slot, lifting his average over his last 15 games to .302 (16 for 53).FIRST SHOTRookie Jason Rogers made his first career start at first base as the Brewers continue searching for a permanent solution at a position theyve had trouble filling since Prince Fielder left after the 2011 season. The Brewers even have talked about moving Ryan Braun there, Roenicke said.TRAINERS ROOMBrewers: Roenicke wants Lucroy to hit the double that would give him the single-season record for catchers. That would allow Roenicke to give prospects a chance. Just get a double so I can do what I want, Roenicke groused good-naturedly on Thursday.Reds: CF Billy Hamilton already was scheduled to get Thursday off before he banged his head on the outfield wall padding while making a leaping catch to rob Ryan Braun of a homer on Wednesday.ON DECKBrewers: Milwaukee opens its final home stand of the season with the first of three games against the Cubs. The Brewers are 41-37 at Miller Park.Reds: The Reds open a three-game series on Friday against a Pittsburgh team trying to improve its post-season situation. Cincinnati is 4-2 against the Pirates at home this season. Nomar Garciaparra Red Sox Jersey . -- Michael Phelps is 0 for 1 in his comeback to the pool. Boston Red Sox Gear . Viewers in the Jets region can watch the game on TSN Jets at 6:30pm ct/7:30pm et. The game is also avialable on TSN Radio 1290 in Winnipeg at 7pm ct. http://www.redsoxapparelsshop.com/tyler-thornburg-jersey-c-42/ . - Mathew Barzal scored 3:47 into overtime as the Seattle Thunderbirds downed the visiting Everett Silvertips 4-3 on Tuesday in Western Hockey League playoff action.WINNIPEG -- The experiment is only a couple of games old, but new Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice says hes leaving Dustin Byfuglien at forward for now. "Im going to leave him there until I . . . see something that I need to change," he said Tuesday. "That may be next week, that may be next month, that may be never. But Im not making a decision until I need to." Maurice was impressed with how Byfuglien played in Winnipegs 5-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Monday night. "I think I have a pretty good handle on what hes capable of doing and I think you saw that," the coach said after a short but intense practice. Byfuglien had two assists versus Phoenix and remains the third highest-scoring defenceman in the league with 37 points. He still jumps back in on the point on power plays although at even strength he plays forward. "Sometimes its a little tough to stay on the point but its good I get out there a little more," Byfuglien says. "Im more comfortable on D so its a lot easier to go back there and just feel comfortable and know that Im doing a lot better." Although he played forward with the Chicago Blackhawks, Byfuglien says he still doesnt feel all that comfortable in the role with the Jets. "Definitely not. It will take a few weeks for that one." Maurice was pleased overall with the energy level the team showed Tuesday and says there may be too much focus on Byfuglien, in particular if he makes a mistake when many other players in a similar position go unnoticed. "We are a far better hockey team with Dustin Byfuglien at forward or at D playing close to his abilities," Maurice said. "Thats my goal. . . At the end of the day, if Ive got a guy I feel can play at the back end and up front, then thats (a) best-case scenario." Maurice replaced Claude Noel, fired on the weekend as thhe Jets floundered and lost five in a row. Mitch Moreland Red Sox Jersey. Noel left the new coach a note that Maurice said he didnt get a chance to read immediately. But after reading it Monday, he had nothing but praise for his predecessor. "The point was there are very special people here, its a great town, he made that point, great organization and great players. When you get fired, youre dealing with a lot of tough emotions. For him to take time, that just shows how much he cares and the quality of man that he is. . . "He grew to love the team and the town and he was a good coach." He said he wants to thank Noel for the good work that he did with the team that might have gone unappreciated with his firing. "And Im speaking from experience." Maurice was fired by the Carolina Hurricanes (twice) and the Toronto Maples Leafs. After the win the players were a lot more upbeat than they have been for weeks, although they know it was just one game. "It was good to get back on track but this is a process so we need to bring that same level of energy every night," said forward Blake Wheeler, who enjoyed hearing cheers instead of jeers from fans. "Its been tough. We know when we deserve to get booed off the ice. We know when we deserve to get cheered on." The word "playoffs" even re-entered the Jets vocabulary, although at 20-23-5 theyre still tied on points for last place in the Central Division with the Nashville Predators. "Our goal at the start of the year was to make the playoffs and youre never out of it until youre out of it," said rookie forward Mark Scheifele, the teams No. 1 draft pick in 2011 who has seven goals and 24 points so far this season and sits fifth among rookie scorers in the NHL. 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