Francisco Rodriguez will close for Brewers Milwaukee Brewers Manager Ron Roenicke said Francisco Rodriguez will replace struggling reliever John Axford as the team's closer. Roenicke said before Tuesday night's game against St. Louis that he spoke with Axford earlier in the day to explain his decision. Handed a two-run lead against the Cardinals on Monday night, Axford gave up three runs in the ninth inning and the Brewers lost 3-2. Axford has 16 saves in 22 chances this season, struggling to find the dominant form he showed in 2011. Rodriguez, who has 292 saves in his career, including a record 62 for the Angels in 2008 , has been an eighth-inning setup man in Milwaukee. Axford said he wasn't surprised by the decision and didn't try to talk Roenicke out of it because he wanted to put the team first. Bautista on DL Toronto slugger Jose Bautista was put on the 15-day disabled list because of inflammation in his left wrist and the Blue Jays called up outfielder Anthony Gose from triple-A Las Vegas. The team did not give a timetable for Bautista's return. After leaving Monday night's loss to the New York Yankees when he felt pain in his wrist on an eighth-inning swing, the All-Star slugger had an MRI exam Tuesday that revealed the inflammation. The two-time defending AL home run champion was tied for second in the majors with 27 homers. He is batting .244 with 65 runs batted in and a .360 on-base percentage. The 21-year-old Gose played in the Futures Game for top prospects last week in Kansas City. He was batting .292 at Las Vegas and leading the Pacific Coast League with 29 stolen bases. He had five homers, 10 triples and 41 RBIs. The Kansas City Royals have designated struggling starter Jonathan Sanchez for assignment. Sanchez was 1-6 with a 7.76 ERA in 12 starts. The left-hander, who threw a no-hitter for San Francisco in July 2009, gave up seven runs in 1 1-3 innings in Monday night's loss to Seattle. ... Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto has had surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee, leaving him sidelined for three to four weeks. The Reds called up up right-handed starter Todd Redmond from triple-A Louisville (Ky.). Cincinnati got Redmond from Atlanta on Saturday for shortstop Paul Janish in a swap of minor leaguers. ... New York Mets right-hander Dillon Gee said he could pitch again this season after surgery to repair an artery in his throwing arm. Gee said on a conference call Tuesday that he could be cleared to throw within six weeks. He doesn't believe it will take long to regain his strength after that.