Even though they scored 10 runs, Tuesday night was not a good night for the Brewers, who lost 16-10 to the Reds to drop their seventh straight game. They're now 2-12 on the young season and are already seven games back in the NL Central.

Records can be deceiving this early in the years. Teams with good records can be playing poorly and getting lucky while teams with bad records can be playing well, just without the necessary bounces. The Brewers look very much like a 2-12 team, however. They've been poor on both sides of the ball.

Tuesday night's clunker (eight runs in four innings) gives Mike Fiers a 6.75 ERA on the season, leaving Milwaukee with just one starter with a sub-5.40 ERA -- Jimmy Nelson at 1.50. The rotation as a whole has a 6.12 ERA, the worst in baseball by more than half a run. (The Red Sox are second worst with a 5.49 ERA.)

The offense? It hasn't produced many runs to start with -- Tuesday's 10-run outburst notwithstanding -- and the Brewers are now without Carlos Gomez (hamstring) and Jonathan Lucroy (broken toe), their two best players. Ryan Braun isn't hitting (.605 OPS), Aramis Ramirez really isn't hitting (.340 OPS), and Khris Davis is only sort of hitting (.680 OPS).

The lineup has been a two-man attack led by Jean Segura (.768 OPS) and Adam Lind (.811 OPS), and having only two hitters doing any sort of damage isn't nearly enough. The Brewers didn't come into the season with much position player depth and the injuries have really exposed the roster thus far.

Of course, it is still early and things can turn around in a hurry, but I don't think many people would disagree when I say it would be surprising if Milwaukee climbed back into contention this year. The NL Central is very tough -- the Cardinals are always good, the Pirates are a quality team and the Cubs are clearly on the rise -- and the Brewers don't have many trade chips to use to get help at midseason.

Though Mike Redmond and the Marlins are getting the most of the attention in the early going, we're probably going to start hearing some rumblings about Brewers manager Ron Roenicke being on the hot seat soon. Remember, the Brewers crashed big time in the second half last year (29-37), so they came into the season with a bad taste already in their mouths. The slow start isn't helping anything.

Roenicke could take the fall for last year's collapse and this year's bad start. The real question is whether GM Doug Melvin decides to sell off pieces at the trade deadline or retool and try to contend next year. Players like Gomez, Segura and especially Lucroy would have lots of trade value and could bring multiple quality young players to Milwaukee, kick-starting a rebuild.

The Brewers are in a very tough spot. They aren't very good right now and it doesn't look like a sudden turn-around is on the horizon. Their division is getting tougher with each passing year. This roster needs some work before it's ready to contend again. If this dreadful start comes with any sort of silver lining, it could be that it pushes the team to make meaningful changes and rebuild rather than simply try to tread water.

Things are not going well for Ron Roenicke and the Brewers.
Things are not going well for Ron Roenicke and the Brewers. (USATSI)

As always, Eye on MLB is your one stop shop for game recaps, quirky highlights, and news and notes from the day in MLB. Here is Tuesday's rundown.

Tuesday's MLB action (Full scoreboard)

Cubs 9, Pirates 8 (Box Score): Gosh, what a wild game. Five lead changed total, the last of which was the result of Chicago's three-run rally against Mark Melancon in the ninth. He allowed the three runs on two hits and a walk, one of which was Starlin Castro's Baltimore chopper over Josh Harrison at third base to score the tying run. Jung Ho Kang cleared the bases with a double in the seventh, so he did his part. The Cubbies 2-3-4-5 hitters (Anthony Rizzo, Jorge Soler, Kris Bryant, Starlin Castro) went a combined 9-for-18 with 6 RBI. Addison Russell went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts in his MLB debut. The two bullpens combined to allow 10 runs in eight innings. Geez.

Nationals 2, Cardinals 1 (Box Score): This could have been a crushing loss for Washington after Drew Storen blew the save in the ninth inning. Matt Carpenter singled, moved to second on a wild pitch, and Matt Holliday singled him in to tie the game. Classic St. Louis rally. Yunel Escobar made it all okay with a walk-off solo homer in the 10th inning. Gio Gonzalez twirled six shutout innings despite putting a dozen runners on base (eight hits, four walks). Holliday went 4-for-4 in the loss.

Phillies 7, Marlins 3 (Box Score): Boy things are not going well for the Fish right now. They got a monster homer from Giancarlo Stanton, but Dan Haren allowed two-run homers to Ryan Howard (okay) and Freddy Galvis (what!). Just three of the last 15 batters the Marlins sent to the plate reached base. Miami has lost five straight and eight of their last 10 games. Rumors about manager Mike Redmond being on the hot seat don't figure to quiet down anytime soon.

Blue Jays 13, Orioles 6 (Box Score): This game was over by the second inning, it seemed. Toronto hung a six spot on the O's in the second as seven of 10 men they sent to the plate reached base, including seven of the first eight. The Jays then scored another three runs in the third. The O's chipped away in the late innings but it was too little, too late. Edwin Encarnacion led the offense with two home runs. Josh Donaldson, Dioner Navarro and Dalton Pompey all had three-hit games as well. Baltimore starter Bud Norris allowed nine runs in 2 1/3 innings. He's allowed 20 runs in 10 1/3 innings this season. Yikes.

Yankees 5, Tigers 2 (Box Score): Nathan Eovaldi had his best start with his new team, holding the high-powered Tigers to one run in seven innings. The Yankees got solo homers from Stephen Drew and Chris Young, plus a pair of insurance runs thanks to some sloppy Detroit defense. The Tigers did put the tying run on base in the ninth before former draft pick Andrew Miller closed the door for his fifth save. New York's purported co-closer system has resulted in five saves for Miller and none for Dellin Betances to date.

Red Sox 1, Rays 0 (Box Score): Pitchers duel! Wade Miley got the best of Chris Archer, though neither pitcher completed six full innings. Miley put seven men on base in 5 2/3 scoreless frames and Archer allowed one run on seven hits and a walk in 5 2/3 innings. Boston went 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position and scored their only run on a fielder's choice. Mookie Betts broke up a potential inning-ending double play with a hard (but clean) take-out slide at second base. Just one of the final 10 men Tampa Bay sent to the plate reached base.

Mets 7, Braves 1 (Box Score): After being held to one single in the first four innings, the first six Mets to bat in the fifth inning reached base, leading to four runs. Curtis Granderson and Juan Lagares had run-scoring singles. Jonathan Niese danced in and out of danger for 6 2/3 innings, allowing just one run on a Cameron Maybin solo homer. Maybin has gone deep three times already this season. Catchen Kevin Plawecki went 2-for-4 in his MLB debut. The Mets have won nine straight games. Ya gotta believe!

Indians 6, White Sox 2 (Box Score): In his first start since taking a line drive to the jaw, Carlos Carrasco held the ChiSox to one run in six innings of work. Carlos Santana and David Murphy both hit solo homers, then the Tribe extended their lead with run-scoring singles from Ryan Raburn and Michael Brantley. Jose Abreu homered for Chicago. Rookie lefty Carlos Rodon made his debut for the White Sox and allowed two runs on three hits and three walks in 2 1/3 innings. He struck out one. It'll get better, kid.

Royals 6, Twins 5 (Box Score): Four lead changes in this one. The Twins used four straight singles to score four runs in the sixth to take a 5-3 lead, but the Royals answered with one in the bottom of the sixth (Christian Colon double) and two in the eighth (Colon ground out and Mike Moustakas single). Neither starter (Jason Vargas and Tommy Milone) pitched particularly well, so this was a battle of the bullpens. No surprise Kansas City won then. They've won three straight and are 11-3 on the young season.

Reds 16, Brewers 10 (Box Score): Who says offense is down? The two teams combined for three grand slams -- Jay Bruce and Todd Frazier hit salamis for the Reds and Elian Herrera hit one for the Brew Crew. The difference was the bullpens. Cincinnati's relievers allowed "only" five runs in four innings while Milwaukee's allowed eight runs in five innings. Twenty-six runs, 25 hits and nine walks total between the two teams. Somehow the game took only three hours and 22 minutes to complete. The Brewers have dropped seven straight games and are 2-12 on the season. No bueno.

Padres 7, Rockies 6 (Box Score): The new-look Padres offense sure does enjoy hitting in Coors Field. Wil Myers went 3-for-4 with a walk. Derek Norris went 2-for-5. Matt Kemp went 1-for-4 with a walk. Justin Upton went 1-for-5. And Clint Barmes hit a home run! The Rockies used five pitches and the Padres scored on four of them. The offense bailed out Brandon Morrow, who allowed five runs in six innings. Nick Hundley went deep off Craig Kimbrel for Colorado to make San Diego sweat a bit in the ninth.

Rangers 7, Diamondbacks 1 (Box Score): This was a 1-1 pitchers duel until the eighth, when Texas pushed across four runs thanks in part to Prince Fielder's first homer of the season. He also doubled to raise his season batting line to .386/.435/.509. All the seventh inning damage came against Daniel Hudson. Nick Martinez threw six innings of one-run ball to best Chase Anderson.

Astros 6, Mariners 3 (Box Score): Things are going pretty poorly for Seattle right now. Taijuan Walker finally pitched well (one run in 5 1/3 innings) but the bullpen melted down, allowing five runs in the eighth inning to turn a two-run lead into a three-run deficit. Jose Altuve's bases-clearing double was the big blow. Collin McHugh earned the win with seven innings of three-run ball. He's won his last 10 decisions dating back to last season. The Mariners have lost six of their last eight ballgames.

Angels 14, Angels 1 (Box Score): The Halos scored their 14 runs in only three innings -- four in the second, six in the seventh and four in the eighth. Kole Calhoun had four hits including a three-run home run and was the star on offense. Mike Trout and Albert Pujols somehow combined to 1-for-8 with no RBI. R.J. Alvarez was charged with seven runs in one inning of relief, which will put a dent in the ol' ERA. On the bright side, Ike Davis pitched for Oakland. He tossed a 1-2-3 inning on nine pitches.

Giants 6, Dodgers 2 (Box Score): This was death by a thousand cuts for Los Angeles. The Giants scored their first run on a squeeze play, their second on a bloop single, and their third and fourth on an infield single/throwing error combination. Justin Maxwell's two-run homer in the eighth all but sealed with win. The Dodgers threatened to make it a game on several occasions but went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position. After losing eight straight, San Francisco has now won two of three.

Milestone Watch

Anthony Rizzo has done something no other player has done in Cubs history, and it hurts:

Daily Awards

Bold prediction of the day: Cubs catcher David Ross is expected batterymate Jon Lester to have an impact at the plate this summer:

Terrible called strike of the day: Yeesh, look at this call by Joe West to ring up Jorge Soler:

Rainbow of the day: The Tigers and Yankees played through a pretty heavy downpour for about half an inning Tuesday night, and when it was over, a rainbow appeared over Detroit:

Good job, good effort of the day I: Good job, good effort Travis Snider.

Good job, good effort of the day II: Good job, good effort Jon Jay.

Monster homer of the day: Giancarlo Stanton, take it away:

MLBAM had that at 449 feet.

International Space Station of the day: The ISS made an appearance high over Citi Field on Tuesday night:

More coming throughout the night.

Injuries, News & Rumors

Angels: There's a rehab plan in place for OF Josh Hamilton.

Brewers: Called up UTIL Elian Herrera, the team announced. RHP Brandon Kintzler was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.

Cardinals: Called up RHP Mitch Harris, the club announced. OF Gary Brown was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.

Cubs: Russell was obviously called up from the minors. The struggling UTIL Arismendy Alcantara was sent down as a corresponding move.

Diamondbacks: Young slugger 3B Jake Lamb has been placed on the DL with a foot injury (Jack Magruder) ... LHP Patrick Corbin (Tommy John surgery) will throw another session of live batting practice before being cleared to pitch in a minor league game (Magruder) ... RHP David Hernandez (Tommy John surgery) will begin pitching in a minor league games this coming weekend (Magruder) ... Called up 1B/OF Danny Dorn, the team announced. C Gerald Laird (back) was placed on the 60-day DL in a corresponding move.

Giants: Manager Bruce Bochy said it is "less likely" OF Hunter Pence will return before the end of April. (MLB.com)

Indians: 1B/OF Nick Swisher (knees) will begin a minor league rehab assignment on Friday. (Cleveland Plain-Dealer)

Mariners: RHP Tom Wilhelmsen (elbow) has been cleared to begin a throwing program Friday. (MLB.com)

Marlins: That rumor about Mike Redmond possibly being replaced as manager with Wally Backman? The Mets say Backman hasn't been contacted. Also, they are bringing up reliever Nick Masset from the minors ... OF Christian Yelich was scratched from Tuesday's lineup with back tightness ... Called up RHP Nick Masset and designated LHP Matt Tracy for assignment, the team announced.

Nationals: 3B Anthony Rendon played three innings Tuesday in extended spring training, will play five Wednesday and then will begin his rehab assignment Friday (Mark Zuckerman).

Padres: OF Wil Myers says he feels like the Rays gave up on him.

Phillies: OF Dominic Brown (Achilles) is expected to use the full 20 days on his rehab assignment before rejoining the team ... RHP Chad Billingsley (Tommy John surgery) was unable to make his scheduled minor league rehab start due to an illness. (MLB.com)

Rays: LHP Drew Smyly is ready to rejoin the rotation after his injury and could start Friday (Marc Topkin) ... 2B Ryan Brett suffered a subluxation of his shoulder diving back into first base on a pickoff throw. (Tampa Bay Times)

Reds: Manager Bryan Price has apologized for his profanity, but not the message within.

Red Sox: DH David Ortiz has been suspended for one game for bumping an umpire in his fit, but he has appealed.

Royals: RHP Kelvin Herrera was suspended for five games for his pitch in the direction of 3B Brett Lawrie. RHP Yordano Ventura was fined an undisclosed amount for plunking Lawrie. No A's were disciplined.

Tigers: RHP Joe Nathan is set to make a rehab appearance Wednesday and expects to be back with the team Friday (James Schmehl). No word on whether or not he'd get the closer job back from RHP Joakim Soria.

Looking Ahead to Wednesday's MLB action (all times ET)

Another full slate, with it being getaway day for some.

Indians (Corey Kluber) at White Sox (Jeff Samardzija), 2:10

Cubs (Jason Hammel) at Pirates (Vance Worley), 7:05

Cardinals (John Lackey) at Nationals (Doug Fister), 7:05

Marlins (Jarred Cosart) at Phillies (Cole Hamels), 7:05

Orioles (Ubaldo Jimenez) at Blue Jays (Aaron Sanchez), 7:07

Yankees (Adam Warren) at Tigers (David Price), 7:08

Red Sox (Joe Kelly) at Rays (Nathan Karns), 7:10

Braves (Eric Stults) at Mets (Dillon Gee), 7:10

Twins (Mike Pelfrey) at Royals (Jeremy Guthrie), 8:10

Reds (Johnny Cueto) at Brewers (Jimmy Nelson), 8:10

Padres (James Shields) at Rockies (Kyle Kendrick), 8:40

Rangers (Yovani Gallardo) at Diamondbacks (Archie Bradley), 9:40

A's (Sonny Gray) at Angels (Jered Weaver), 10:05

Astros (Roberto Hernandez) at Mariners (J.A. Happ), 10:10

Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw) at Giants (Madison Bumgarner), 10:15