Brewers players watch as an unidentified team employee is transported after collapsing in the bullpen. Credit: Associated Press

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The Milwaukee Brewers' 2-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Miller Park on Sunday afternoon was delayed for roughly 20 minutes at the conclusion of the first inning after a scary scene unfolded in the team's bullpen in left-center field.

Sometime in the first inning, a team employee collapsed in the Brewers' bullpen. Paramedics and medical personnel responded and were seen administering CPR to the employee. The game was delayed for about 20 minutes once the first inning was completed.

Milwaukee position players huddled in the outfield grass while medical personnel continued to perform CPR in the bullpen. Eventually the employee was transported via ambulance cart off the field and play resumed.

Following the game, the team offered only a brief statement with no update on the employee.

"We appreciate everyone's concern for what happened before the game," Brewers vice president of communications Tyler Barnes. "Obviously it was a medical situation with one of our non-uniformed staff members. We don't have any more information at this time that we can share with you."

Barnes then requested the media not question manager Ron Roenicke or any players about the incident.

The mood in the Brewers' clubhouse was somber afterward.

Underscoring that was Ryan Braun's reluctance to discuss either his election to the all-star game or the Brewers' walk-off victory.

"I think there's constant reminders in life that there's things that are far more important than this game that we play, and I just think it would be inappropriate for me to talk about baseball or anything else," he said.

Braising Arizona

Much has been made over the past few seasons of Yovani Gallardo's lack of success against the St. Louis Cardinals.

On the flip side for the right-hander is the success he's had against the Arizona Diamondbacks, against whom he started for the seventh time Sunday.

While Gallardo didn't get the win - a home run allowed by Francisco Rodriguez to lead off the eighth inning prevented it - he nonetheless added onto some impressive numbers.

Gallardo went 6 2/3 innings, allowing three hits and no runs while walking five and striking out six. He threw a season-high 117 pitches and in doing so, dropped his career earned-run average against Arizona to a minuscule 1.03.

He's also 6-0 in seven starts lifetime against the Diamondbacks.

"I really don't know," said Gallardo when asked why he has so much success against the Diamondbacks.

"I just try to go out there and do the best I can every five days. Obviously I've been hearing that stat for a while now. I felt pretty good today. I was able to command my curve and my slider and get out of some jams when I needed to, whether it be a strikeout or whatever it was."

Gallardo was breezing until the sixth, when he walked a pair. He then got the first two outs in the seventh before walking pinch-hitter Chris Young. Two errors on the same play and another walk later the bases were loaded, and Roenicke made the call for Jose Veras, who struck out Justin Upton to end the threat.

"I would have liked to have had Yo finish that inning," said Roenicke. "That at-bat to (Stephen) Drew (the second walk), when he starts getting wild like that, you start thinking he's exhausted, he's got a lot of pitches. After that whole time, that was the first time I really saw Yo lose his command.

"Once we get to that point, I think that's the right call."

On the other side, Arizona starter Josh Collmenter continued his run of dominance against Milwaukee.

After throwing 14 scoreless innings against the Brewers in two regular-season starts last season and then allowing just one earned run in a Game 3 National League Divisional Series win, he was once again sharp.

The right-hander allowed three hits and one earned run without a walk while striking out five over six innings. The Brewers scored their run off him after Norichika Aoki doubled to lead off the fourth, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on Nyjer Morgan's groundout.

"Collmenter, we have a tough time with him," Roenicke said. "He's got that little funky delivery, spots the ball well and changes speeds. Great job by him."