Brewers pitchers held L.A. to a .163 batting average and four runs in Milwaukee. Then in the series opener Friday in Dodger Stadium, they won 2-0, getting a gem from a low-pay pitcher, Quinn Priester, who had 10 strikeouts and zero walks over his six innings. The Brewers are Priester’s third franchise in four years. His salary: $760,000.

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski is the most prominent rookie in baseball despite debuting in mid-June. The 23-year-old All-Star was favored for NL Rookie of the Year after two starts.

Still, Peralta is the type of pitcher any club would feel comfortable starting in a playoff game, and he would be Milwaukee’s top starter for heading into what the team hopes will be another dose of October baseball. As deep as the Brewers’ rotation may be, it would suddenly look a lot thinner without Peralta stabilizing things up top.

The Brewers quartet of arms in a 3-1 win over the Dodgers set a MLB record with their average fastball velocity

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 pitching staff.

The Phillies criticized MLB after two of their pitchers weren't named replacements but Jacob Misiorowski, after five starts, made the team.

After a historically fast rise to the top of the sport, Milwaukee Brewers rookie pitcher Jacob Misiorowski silenced skeptics in his All-Star debut.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/brewers as Brewers Predicted To Land Eugenio Suárez In Trade For Promising Young Pitcher. The Milwaukee Brewers are building some serious momentum, and the trade deadline could be their opportunity to seize control of their division.