Davis returns home on hot streak

MILWAUKEE -- Not every monster is frightening.

For Brewers outfielder Khris Davis, the presence of Fenway Park's fabled Green Monster in left field served as a steady backdrop to his 2014 season, the first as Milwaukee's every day left fielder.

"A lot of things can go right with that field," Davis said. "When something is really on top of you like that, it feels like a bigger background. It was just really easy to see the ball there. Yeah, there's a comfort with the Green Monster. It feels like everything is closer."

Davis used it to his advantage. After going hitless in the season-opening series against the Braves (0-for-8, with zero walks and four strikeouts), the right-handed batter has hit safely in the six games since. He doubled in his first at-bat in Boston and finished the road trip 12-for-28 with three RBIs, including a career-high four hits at Fenway on Saturday.

"When you go 0-for-however, you start to wonder when you're going to get your next hit," Davis said. "When it happened, it was a relief, sure. First one of the year."

Davis was part of last year's Opening Day roster but struggled out of the gate, going 3-for-16 in a reserve role with a pair of doubles, one walk and zero RBIs before being sent back to Triple-A Nashville. He rejoined the team in July (with a second trip to the Minors thrown in) and ultimately finished with 11 home runs, 27 RBIs, a .279 batting average and .949 OPS. He hit another 13 homers in the Minors.