The Brewers have dropped road series at St. Louis, New York, Houston and Los Angeles. The lone successful road series came at Chicago when the Brewers won two of three at Wrigley Field.
Milwaukee appears to have the right guy on the mound to open a road series with a bang. Left-hander Doug Davis has been coming on in recent days, throwing six shutout innings in his last start vs. San Francisco. Furthermore, Davis had a strong record against the Padres last year, going 1-0 with a 1.76 ERA in two starts.
One area where Davis still wants to improve is in the control department. He has 29 walks in 37 innings.
"I still have work to do," Davis said.
The Milwaukee defense has work to do as well. The Brewers committed two errors on Sunday, and they have 30 for the season.
Pitching matchup
MIL: LHP Doug Davis (2-2, 5.35 ERA)
Davis has a 0.73 ERA over his previous two outings.
SD: RHP Clay Hensley (1-2, 4.28 ERA)
Hensley will carry a 3.53 ERA as a starter into Tuesday's game.
Player to watch
Maybe Brady Clark is starting to come around. Clark went 2-for-4 on Sunday after going through a 7-for-40 stretch.