Yost was ejected during Atlanta's four-run rally in the seventh inning and the Braves sent the wobbling Brewers to their fourth loss in five games, 7-4 today.

The Brewers dropped 3½ games behind division-leading Chicago. The Cubs beat Pittsburgh 8-0.

Atlanta won for the seventh time in eight games in a late playoff push. The Braves started the day 4½ games behind San Diego in the wild-card race and 5½ games in back of New York in the NL East.

The Brewers took a 4-1 lead into the seventh. Edgar Renteria doubled and scored on a two-out wild pitch by Claudio Vargas (11-5).

Mark Teixeira barely beat out an infield hit, Jeff Francoeur walked and Andruw Jones blooped an RBI single that made it 4-3. Francoeur rounded second base, made a headfirst dive back into the bag and was called safe by umpire Chris Guccione.

Yost argued that call and was tossed. He then gestured and appeared to vent anger at first-base ump Jerry Layne, who made the call on Teixeira's infield hit.

Matt Diaz hit a tying single that finished Vargas, and pinch-hitter Martin Prado's RBI single off Ray King put Atlanta ahead.

Teixeira added a two-run double in the eighth.

Rookie Manny Acosta (1-1) pitched a scoreless seventh for his first win in the majors. Rafael Soriano, the sixth pitcher used by Atlanta, worked the ninth to earn his ninth save in 12 chances.

The Braves' rally ruined a chance for Brewers starter Chris Capuano to end his franchise-record streak of 12 straight losses.

Capuano gave up one run in five innings while filling in for ace Ben Sheets, who is recovering from a hamstring injury. Capuano began the season 5-0 with a 2.20 ERA.

Ryan Braun hit his 32nd home run in the fourth. In the sixth, he chased starter Jo-Jo Reyes with an RBI single.

Royce Ring replaced Reyes and walked Prince Fielder. Reliever Peter Moylan gave up Corey Hart's RBI grounder that made it 4-1.

Corky Miller gave the Braves' 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the second.<