- SAN DIEGO: Yovani Gallardo struck out nine to win his third straight start and Mark Kotsay had three hits and two RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers, the NL’s worst road team, won 5-2 Wednesday night over the San Diego Padres.
Even with the win, the Brewers are only 8-16 on the road.
The Padres dropped to 7-15 at Petco Park, the NL’s worst home mark.
Kotsay, who was with the Padres from 2001-03, had an RBI single in the fourth and an RBI double in the sixth. Corey Hart also had three hits.
Although Ryan Ludwick hit a two-run homer in the fourth, the Padres settled back into their low-scoring ways at Petco Park. This was their first game back after scoring at least six runs six times while going 4-4 on a trip through Milwaukee, Colorado and Arizona.