A 6-0 victory Sunday over San Francisco wrapped up one of the best stretches of the Brewers season.

Playing 15 of their last 19 at home, the Brewers won 13 of those contests (splitting a quick, four-game west coast swing), and eight of their final nine at Miller Park. And it seemed that each of those games was won in different ways, most notably a walk-off home run by Prince FIelder and Jonathan Lucroy's suicide squeeze.

Six of the Brewers' eight victories came by two runs or less.

More than that, though, the Brewers finally got to see what it's like when their starting rotation clicks on all cylinders. In the last 21 games, Milwaukee starters are 13-3 with a 3.35 ERA, pushing the Brewers five games over .500 and within two and a half of NL Central leader St. Louis.

"The starters set the pace and the tone for what's happening," manger Ron Roenicke said Sunday. "All of them are throwing the ball well. When you come out and put up some zeros like they're putting up ... that's what the good teams do."

Yovani Gallardo looks to have finally turned a corner this season. After throwing eight shutout innings Sunday against the Giants, Gallardo has won his last five starts while posting a 1.29 ERA – improving his totals to 7-2 (tied for the NL lead in victories) with a 3.89 ERA.

If winning is contagious, the Brewers might have an epidemic in the rotation. Consider:

• Shaun Marcum would have likely earned his seventh victory of the season were it not for a grand slam home run to rookie Brandon Crawford Friday but still owns an impressive 2.80 ERA with a 6-2 record.
• Zack Greinke is looking more and more like the top-of-the-rotation ace the Brewers traded for last winter. He threw a season-high seven innings Wednesday against Washington, allowing three runs on five hits in a 6-4 Brewers victory.
• Randy Wolf has won two straight outings, pitching at least seven innings each time, allowing a combined three runs (two earned) on seven hits with 10 strikeouts and five walks.
• Even Chris Narveson, who was shelled in his last outing (six runs, eight hits, 3.1 IP), has bee sharp, allowing just three runs and striking out 14 in his three previous starts.

The starters' recent success made it easy for Gallardo to answer when he was asked if this is the best staff he's been a part of in Milwaukee.

"Yes," Gallardo said. "When CC (Sabathia) was here (in 2008), he did some pretty impressive stuff. But we've got a great group of guys here. The starting five, they go out and work hard and try to give the team a chance to win. They're going to give it all they've got."

The bullpen, too, has been good. Since allowing eight runs May 11 against San Diego, the relievers have allowed just eight runs over their last 48.1 innings of work (1.55 ERA) and haven't allowed a run in their last 13.1 innings.

On the road again: After improving their home record to 21-7, the best in the National League, the Brewers head back on the road, where they are tied with Houston for the worst record (8-17) in the NL.

First on the agenda is a three-game series in Cincinnati, where the Brewers have won just once in their last 12 games. They have lost their last five games at Great American Ball Park including a three-game sweep to open the season, during which the Brewers were outscored, 23-11 by the defending division champs.

Luckily, they might be catching the Reds at a good time. Cincinnati is 2-10 since May 18 and have fallen into third place in the NL Central, 2.5 games behind the Brewers and a full five games behind the Cardinals.

Still, the Brewers need to find a way to get on track away from Miller Park, especially offensively. They're hitting just .220 on the road (.288 at home) and scoring 2.8 runs per game (5.5 at home).

"I think we've got to get away from talking about being home and on the road," Casey McGehee said. "If we go out and play the same kind of baseball we played here on the road, there's no reason why we can't pick up some more wins on the road. We've got to get away from the mind-set of 'home and road.' Just keep playing good baseball."

Both Gomez, Morgan to play: With Nyjer Morgan back from the disabled list, Roenicke hasn't decided who his regular center fielder will be.

"I think we'll see how it goes," Roenicke said.

Roenicke used three different center fielders in the last three games, Morgan, Carlos Gomez and Mark Kotsay, and isn't sure if he's willing to go to a straight platoon situation yet and admitted that Gomez's speed makes it difficult to rule him out, despite his .223 batting average and .280 on-base percentage.

"I think Kotsay is still in the mix there and I think whoever's hot and swinging the bat well that they're going to be out there more often," Roenicke said.

Injury report: LHP Zach Braddock will make three rehab outings with Class AAA Nashville this week ... Utility man Erick Almonte is already there, working his way back from a concussion ... Manny Parra met with orthopedic specialist Dr. Lewis Yocum last week and had his original diagnosis confirmed. He'll rehab in Arizona, along with Brandon Kintzler ... Takashi Saito might throw a bullpen session this week ... Mitch Stetter is starting to show signs of recovery from a sore hip.

On the farm: C George Kottaras has an eight-game hitting streak at Nashville ... Class AA Huntsville has won three in a row, allowing just one run during the streak ... Class A Brevard County as won four in a row while low Class A Wisconsin has dropped five straight.

Quick hits: OF Corey Hart was out of the lineup Saturday and Sunday with flu-like symptoms ... Braun, tied with Gomez for the team lead with 13 steals, has been caught stealing once this year ... Wolf has a 2.48 ERA when pitching to catcher Wil Nieves ... Ryan Braun has hit safely in 17 of his last 18 games, his only hitless game came Tuesday against Washington when he was ejected ... The 6-0 victory Sunday was the Brewers' seventh shutout of the season, matching their 2010 total ... A victory Monday would put the Brewers six games over .500 for the first time since July 1, 2009.

He said it: "Whether it's Milwaukee or Cincinnati or Cuba, we have to play good ball." – McGehee, on the Brewers' home/road splits

This week: A division showdown looms as the Brewers visit Cincinnati for the second time this season. Chris Narveson faces off against Travis Wood in the series opener, with Greinke and Marcum due to follow Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. The Brewers will enjoy a Thursday off before meeting the Marlins in Miami for a weekend set.

Attendance (through 28 home dates): Total – 950,902; Average – 33,961; Sellouts – 7.