Quinn Priester and Caleb Durbin outshined the highest-payroll-in-baseball Dodgers to lead the Brewers to their latest win.

No team in MLB is hotter than the Milwaukee Brewers as the second half gets underway, with a significant portion of the credit going to their dominant pitching staff.

Brewers hurler Quinn Priester (8-2) allowed just three hits and struck out a season-high 10 on 77 pitches. He struck out the side in the first and fifth. All-Star closer Trevor Megill worked the ninth for his 22nd save.

Quinn Priester outpitched Tyler Glasnow for six innings, Caleb Durbin homered and drove in both runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 for their eighth straight victory.

The Brewers occupy an interesting space as a small-market franchise enjoying consistent success, especially as an MLB labor stoppage looms.

Before the Brewers kicked off the unofficial second half of the season at Dodger Stadium on Friday, manager Pat Murphy thought out loud about how he could best utilize his starter Quinn Priester.

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