Lyle Overbay is starting to hit the way the Milwaukee Brewers knew
he could and the Arizona Diamondbacks wished he had.

Overbay, acquired in the Richie Sexson trade last winter, doubled
three times and drove in five runs in Milwaukee's 13-2 victory over
the San Diego Padres on Thursday.

The Brewers hope to be more than the all-or-nothing team they were
with Sexson as their lone slugger.

If the spring is any indication, they will be just that. They have
only 10 home runs but lead all NL teams with 57 doubles, including
seven by Overbay and eight by Junior Spivey, who also came over in
the Sexson deal.

Overbay tagged right-hander Ben Howard for an RBI double down the
left-field line in the first and a three-run double into the gap in
left-center in the second.

"I think last year during the season I was trying to yank and trying
to do too much instead of taking that ball the other way," said the
left-handed hitting Overbay. "I'm putting the ball in play a lot
more."

Wes Obermueller gave up two runs and six hits in three innings. He
was slated to go six innings but reached his pitch limit early, not
because of wildness but because the Padres kept fouling off good
pitches.