Right-hander Jeff Suppan, who hadn’t pitched in the majors since 2010, filled
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in for the injured Cory Luebke and pitched five shutout innings, allowing four hits and two walks. Suppan combined with 3-relievers to help the San Diego Padres blank the Milwaukee Brewers 5-0 at Petco Park.
Suppan is now 13-2 lifetime against the Brewers and improved to 7-0 with a 1.81 ERA in 13 appearances (12 starts) since 2004.
The Brewers had 6 hits in all, two each from Corey Hart and Jonathan Lucroy in the loss.
Yovani Gallardo took the loss, struggling with his command early. Gallardo (1-3) worked 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits, walking 3 and striking out 4.
The Brewers biggest problem of late is their offensive inconsistency.