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Scorching hot Brewers seek seventh straight win

Jun 6, 2008 - 2:34 PM Milwaukee (32-28) at Colorado (22-38) 9:05 pm. EDT

DENVER (Ticker) -- Ben Sheets takes the hill looking to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to their first seven-game winning streak in more than three years on Friday in the opener of a three-game series with the Colorado Rockies.

Corey Hart hit an inside-the-park, three-run homer and Russell Branyan added a solo shot as Milwaukee rolled to a 10-1 victory over Arizona on Wednesday.

The Brewers, who have outscored their opponents by a 45-18 margin while winning eight of nine at home, have not won seven straight since April 28-May 5, 2005. To do so, they will have to overcome their struggles on the road.

Milwaukee is just 13-18 away from home, but should feel better about its chances with Sheets (6-1, 2.71 ERA). The righthander has yielded just four runs in his last 23 2/3 innings. Sheets allowed one run and seven hits in 8 2/3 innings of a 4-1 win over Houston on Saturday.

The Rockies, who went 2-8 on their recent road trip, will turn to Ubaldo Jimenez (1-6, 5.37). That could be a bad sign for Colorado, which has lost each Jimenez's last 10 starts.