The Brewers close out the unofficial first half of the season this afternoon against the Nationals at American Family Field.

Milwaukee Brewers All-Star pitcher Freddy Peralta dominated the Los Angeles Dodgers during a series-opening 9-1 victory.

The Milwaukee Brewers could be in the market for another corner outfielder, and the Boston Red Sox have a couple that might be available.

The Milwaukee Brewers are within reach of the first-placed Chicago Cubs in the National League Central. But due to the team's market size and previous proactiveness in terms of trading away star pitchers,

PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Jake Irvin (7-4, 4.78 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 78 strikeouts); Brewers: Freddy Peralta (10-4, 2.74 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 111 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals hit the road against the Milwaukee Brewers looking to end a three-game road losing streak.

Milwaukee scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to win a home game and secure a series victory against Washington.

Freddy Peralta struck out six over six innings of one-run ball and the Milwaukee Brewers scraped out just enough against Erick Fedde for a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis

Andrew Vaughn hit a three-run homer in his first plate appearance with his new team, Freddy Peralta threw six shutout innings and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-1.

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta made a Shohei Ohtani admission after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers.