MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jim Edmonds acknowledged he's been hurting since the start of July. He'll continue to grit it out — as he did Monday night — before deciding whether to retire.



Edmonds homered as a pinch hitter with two outs in the eighth inning after just missing a go-ahead shot on the previous pitch and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2.



He has been unable to play the field since his right Achilles' tendon tightened Saturday night and has been dropping hints that this year will be his final one after not playing last season. Limited to only pinch hitting, he didn't need to run after his at-bat against Bronson Arroyo.



"I'm trying to play through it," Edmonds said. "Hopefully it doesn't get any worse. ... I'll keep going out there until I can't go out there anymore."



Edmonds hit a big blast off a fastball from Arroyo, dropping the bat only to watch his shot sail foul.