Billy Hall finding a groove?

Yeah, it's early. But Brewers fans have to like what they're seeing from Bill Hall.

The infielder-turned-outfielder-turned-infielder-again has two home runs today. He's only done that two other times — June 21, 2005 at Chicago and July 24, 2006 against Pittsburgh. The six RBIs is a career high.

A hot start may be just what Hall needs after coming off a subpar season. He hit .254with 14 home runs and 63 RBIs, all of which were down quite a bit from the year before. Hall, who played exclusively in center field last season, signed a four-year, $24-million deal after the 2006 season and struggled to reproduce the same numbers he had to warrant the deal.

Perhaps the move back to the infield has helped Hall focus at the plate a bit more, or maybe the emergence of Ryan Braun as the club's No. 2 power threat has taken some of that pressure off, but Hall seems to have a better approach at the plate this season.

- John Casper Jr.