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Reds trade RHP Jonathan Broxton to Brewers

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The Reds on Sunday traded right handed pitcher Jonathan Broxton to the first place Brewers, Cincinnati tweeted. 

The two players the Reds will receive in return will be determined at a later date. The 30-year-old, an All-Star in 2009 and '10, has a 1.86 and 37 strikeouts in 48 1/3 innings this season. He has been with the Reds since 2012 and is set to make $9 million next season. His deal is set to take him through 2015 with a club option for '16. 

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The move comes on the final day that teams can acquire players for the postseason roster.

The Brewers enter the day with a one-game lead in the NL Central heading into their series finale in San Francisco against the Giants. The Reds are fourth in the NL Central. 

- Marc Weinreich

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