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Brewers add catcher Naylor and reliever Romero

CHICAGO (AP) -- The Milwaukee Brewers added catcher Bo Naylor and reliever JoJo Romero to their active roster on Tuesday.

Naylor was recalled from Triple-A Nashville before Milwaukee’s 9-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Romero was reinstated from the 15-day injured list after recovering from an appendectomy.

Active MLB rosters expanded from 26 to 28 players on Tuesday.

Milwaukee acquired Naylor and Romero in a pair of trade-deadline deals. Naylor came over in a trade with Cleveland, and Romero was acquired in a swap with St. Louis.

Naylor’s promotion puts a third catcher on the roster for the NL Central leaders, joining William Contreras and Gary Sánchez.

“It gives us a chance to use Gary as a (designated hitter) more,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. “And it gives … a left-handed bat to the offensive mix. He’s got a lot of major league experience. He has to learn our pitchers and he’s really open to it. Seems like just a tremendous, tremendous kid.”

Naylor, 26, has struggled offensively the past three seasons. He hit .143 with two homers in 28 games with the Guardians before he was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on May 9.

The Brewers got Romero and right-hander Dustin May from St. Louis for two minor league outfielders on Aug. 3.

Romero, who turns 30 on Sept. 9, got two outs in the sixth in his first big league game since July 12. The left-hander is 1-3 with a 3.30 ERA in 45 appearances this year.

In Tuesday’s win, Christian Yelich capped Milwaukee's four-run sixth inning with a tiebreaking two-run homer.

Milwaukee used a 13-hit attack to restore its eight-game lead in the NL Central over Chicago, bouncing back nicely after losing 17-3 to the Cubs in the opener of the four-game series.

A day after hitting a franchise-record nine homers, Chicago was held to three singles and three doubles on a muggy night at Wrigley Field. Tyrone Taylor drove in two runs, and BJ Murray Jr. singled in the sixth for his first hit in his major league debut.

Twins 15,

Tigers 2

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Royce Lewis and Ryan Jeffers hit three-run homers during a 10-run sixth inning for the Minnesota Twins to highlight a victory Tuesday over the Detroit Tigers.

Kody Clemens homered for the second straight game and Kalen Culpepper had two hits and three RBIs for the Twins, who won their third straight game after losing seven of eight.

The Tigers have lost 14 of their last 17 games and are 13-27 against the AL Central.