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Red Sox eye sweep vs. Brewers

May 18, 2008 - 2:28 PM Milwaukee (20-22) at Boston (25-19) 1:35 pm EDT

BOSTON (Ticker) -- Just like their losing streak, the Boston Red Sox apparently left their recent poor play on the road.

The Red Sox target a three-game series sweep on Sunday when they conclude their interleague set with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Boston entered this series having lost its last four games, all on the road, and had to ponder it further when Friday's opener of this series was postponed due to rain. However, the Red Sox regrouped on Saturday, taking both sides of a doubleheader against the former American League club.

With their AL-best 16-5 mark at Fenway Park, the chances of another win appear strong, especially considering the Red Sox will turn to ace Josh Beckett (4-3, 4.21 ERA) in the finale.

The righthander will be hoping to turn things around though, as he surrendered five runs and 11 hits over 5 2/3 innings in Tuesday's 5-4 loss at Baltimore.

The Brewers will counter with Carlos Villanueva (2-4, 6.00), who is eyeing wins in consecutive starts for the first time in his career. The righthander ended a six-game winless drought in Tuesday's 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, yielding three runs - two earned - and eight hits over six frames.