He has, however, been as consistent as can be against the Arizona Diamondbacks over the course of his career.
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Milwaukee (51-46), which had outscored Arizona 46-14 en route to taking six straight at Chase Field over the previous two years, suffered its NL-worst 32nd road loss this season 3-0 on Monday.
Ryan Roberts homered for the third time in five games to help the Diamondbacks (52-44) win their third straight.
After Milwaukee managed just three singles in eight innings versus Josh Collmenter, Arizona could struggle at the plate Tuesday with Gallardo (10-6, 4.08 ERA) on the mound.
Gallardo improved to 4-0 over four career starts against the Diamondbacks after holding them to one run and four hits in seven innings of a 3-1 victory July 6, raising his ERA to 1.13 lifetime in this series.
The right-hander, however, wasn't nearly as sharp during Thursday's 12-3 loss at Colorado, allowing six runs and a season-worst 11 hits in four innings.
"Just command, just leaving it up in the zone. I left the ball up and wasn't able to put away guys when I needed to," said Gallardo, who has gone 2-4 since winning a career-best six straight starts with a 1.32 ERA from May 7-June 4.
Gallardo is averaging almost two fewer strikeouts per nine innings than he did last season, and his recent performances on the road have also left much to be desired.
The Mexico native has allowed 19 runs -- 14 earned -- in 14 innings en route to losing three consecutive starts as the visiting pitcher, but facing some of Arizona's best hitters could help him regroup. Justin Upton is 1 for 6 against Gallardo while Chris Young and Stephen Drew are a combined 3 for 20.
Upton, who went 0 for 4 on Monday, is hitless in 19 at-bats over his last five games overall. Manager Kirk Gibson, however, isn't concerned.
"Hitting, it comes and it goes," Gibson told the Diamondbacks' official website. "The thing about our team, I don't think we rely on one guy. It seems there can always be somebody in our lineup that can do damage."
Arizona's starters have compiled a 1.13 ERA during the team's three-game run, a trend that seems unlikely to continue with Barry Enright (1-3, 6.49) taking the hill.
Enright gave up at least four runs in five of his six starts before he was optioned to Triple-A Reno on May 5. The right-hander went 8-2 despite a 4.29 ERA over 12 starts in the minors.
"He's been good," Gibson said. "He knows what he had to work on and he's been pretty good. We'll find out when he gets up here."
In his only career appearance against Milwaukee, Enright yielded one run and three hits in six innings but didn't receive the decision in Arizona's 2-1 win Aug. 10 at Miller Park.
Enright will look to quiet Prince Fielder, who is batting .321 with two homers over a seven-game hitting streak in Arizona, but he may not have to worry about facing Ryan Braun.
Braun, who was held out Monday with a nagging leg injury, is uncertain to play. His .193 career average versus the Diamondbacks is his lowest against any NL team.
