This probably wasn't the fire that the Brewers were looking for to ignite their playoff hopes.

Right-hander Ben Sheets had to exit his Downtown home around 5:30 p.m. Monday when a small kitchen fire in a unit close to his brought the Milwaukee Fire Department to the scene.

According to several witnesses, the high-rise home that Sheets owns on the Milwaukee River in the heart of Downtown Milwaukee (I'm withholding the exact address) was subjected to possible minor smoke and water damage after a kitchen fire in one of the building's other units.

Several owners and their kids had to evacuate as officials snuffed out the flames and turned off alarms. Sheets, dressed in a hoodie and jeans, hung out with the crowd but soon headed to Mo's, A Place for Steaks, a nearby steakhouse.

The Brewers are off tonight, so Sheets was home at the time of the fire.