(AP) MILWAUKEE The way Moises Alou sees it, there is still plenty for the San Francisco Giants to play for even though they are all but eliminated from the playoff race.

Alou collected his 2,000th career hit but Ben Sheets pitched eight solid innings to lead the Milwaukee Brewers over the Giants 5-3 Sunday, completing a four-game sweep.

The loss coupled with San Diego's 2-1 win over the Pirates eliminated San Francisco from the NL West race. The Giants trail the Phillies by seven for the wild card with seven to go.

Mike Rivera hit a bases-clearing double in the sixth to lead the Brewers, who won their fifth straight, their longest winning streak since they won five in a row to start the season.

Rivera also had the key hit off Giants starter Matt Cain (13-11), who gave up five runs and seven hits with five walks in seven innings. He struck out seven.

Sunday, he pitched well until the sixth, when he walked the bases loaded with two outs and Rivera, the backup catcher, lined an 0-2 double high off the wall in left-center to drive in Bill Hall, Geoff Jenkins and David Bell.

Francisco Cordero allowed Pedro Feliz's one-out RBI single in the ninth before getting Eliezer Alfonzo to ground into a double play with the bases loaded. It was Cordero's 16th save in 16 chances since joining the Brewers on July 28.

Barry Bonds did not play for the Giants one day after passing Hank Aaron for the National League home run record (734). Manager Felipe Alou said Bonds was available to pinch hit in the ninth, but he did not want to take out Alfonzo, who had two doubles.

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