Brewers: Greinke will be traded

MILWAUKEE, July 26 (UPI) -- Milwaukee Brewers General Manager Doug Melvin says the team will trade pitcher Zack Greinke before next week's non-waiver trade deadline, USA Today reported.

The newspaper said the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels are trying to acquire Greinke -- who is in the final season of a four-year deal worth $38 million.

Greinke, 28, has a personal 15-game home winning streak and is 9-3 with a 3.44 ERA in 21 starts overall this season.

"There are so many good things about him, it's going to be difficult when we trade him," Melvin said.

He said the decision to trade Greinke was made after the Brewers went 0-6 on their most recent road trip. Milwaukee went into a home game against the Washington Nationals Thursday with a 44-53 record, 13 1/2 games behind first-place Cincinnati in the National League Central.

Greinke is 85-76 with an ERA of 3.79 in 259 career appearances -- 218 of them starts.

The non-waiver trading deadline is July 31.