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Quinn Priester is getting stronger with each start. His best start so far may have come on Friday night, when he took the mound against the Dodgers. He struck out 10 against the powerful Dodgers’ lineup, and Caleb Durbin drove in two runs to back him up. The result was a 2-0 shutout of the Dodgers and the Brewers’ eighth straight win.
The first inning went by quickly as both starters flexed their strikeout potential. After Brice Turang started the game with a groundout, Tyler Glasnow struck
out William Contreras and Jackson Chourio. Meanwhile, Priester did one better. He struck out the Dodgers’ leadoff lineup of Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Freddie Freeman to start his day — all three striking out swinging.
Quinn Priester just struck out Shohei, Mookie & Freddie to start the game pic.twitter.com/vFLJFJXqhj
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) July 19, 2025
Both lineups got their first baserunner of the day in the second inning. Isaac Collins hit a two-out single to short for the Brewers’ first hit of the day, but was left stranded there after Jake Bauers grounded out. Will Smith got the first hit for the Dodgers to lead off the second inning. Priester would follow with a strikeout of Teoscar Hernández for his fourth of the day. After Michael Conforto flew out, Andy Pages was up with two outs. Pages worked the count full before hitting a pop-up in foul territory. William Contreras was up quickly and ran it down with a sliding catch to end the inning.
LOOK AT THAT CONCENTRATION@Wcontreras42 pic.twitter.com/xinLGyghsQ
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) July 19, 2025
Both starters kept rolling through the third inning. Turang singled on a ball to right that got past Freeman, but ended up stranded there. Meanwhile, Priester kept rolling through the third. He retired the side and added a strikeout of Tommy Edman to his total in the process.
After the Brewers went down in order in the fourth, the Dodgers had one of their few scoring opportunities in the bottom of the inning. Freeman hit a double into the right-field corner, giving the Dodgers a runner in scoring position. That almost turned into a run when Smith hit a line drive towards third. However, Durbin made a leaping grab for the out, and a quick throw to Turang at second got Freeman off the bag for a double play to end the inning.
The Brewers’ offense finally broke through in the fifth inning. Collins started the inning with a walk. Bauers followed that up with a groundout to third, but was able to move Collins up to second. That was important as Durbin came to the plate. He got the Brewers on the board with a double into the left field corner, easily scoring Collins and giving the Brewers a 1-0 lead.
Where my Caleb Durbin heads at pic.twitter.com/xyh35qN670
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) July 19, 2025
Durbin would end up stranded at second after Ortiz grounded out and Turang flew out to end the inning. Meanwhile, Priester used that run support as a boost in the bottom of the fifth. For the second time in the game, he struck out the Dodgers in order. He struck out Hernández, Conforto, and Pages — all on sinkers. Hernández and Pages were caught looking while Conforto struck out swinging.
The top of the sixth had another baserunner thanks to a one-out single from Chourio. However, Glasnow struck out Contreras and Yelich in the inning, and also got Vaughn to fly out to end the inning. Glasnow gave the Brewers some trouble again tonight. He pitched six innings and allowed just the one run on four hits. He also struck out six and walked one.
In the bottom of the inning, Kim led off for the Dodgers with a single, but Priester responded with a strikeout of Edman. Ohtani was up next and grounded into what should have been an easy double play. Vaughn threw to Ortiz covering second to get Kim, but Ortiz’s throw was wide to the right and hit off the netting of the Brewers’ dugout. Ohtani was running slowly and reached first, but did not advance, which was the only reason Ortiz wasn’t charged with an error.
Betts was up next, and on a 2-2 pitch, Ohtani went for a steal of second. Ohtani ended up sliding into Turang’s glove, but also right into the path of Contreras’ throw that was off the mark. It nailed Ohtani in the center of the chest, and he was shaken up for a minute. He would remain in the game after needing a minute to catch his breath. The stolen base wouldn’t matter as Priester got Betts swinging — his tenth strikeout of the game.
That was the end of Priester’s day. He was excellent through six shutout innings, allowing only three hits. He passed the double-digit strikeout mark for the second time this season and did it on just 77 pitches. He likely could have pitched another inning, but with the game close and the heart of the Dodgers’ order due up for the third time, his day ended there.
You and everyone you know should be talking about Quinn Priester pic.twitter.com/myUFWobqmW
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) July 19, 2025
The offense did give him a little more run support in the top of the seventh after Glasnow’s day ended. Kirby Yates was first in for the Dodgers from the bullpen. Collins began the inning with a fly ball to deep right that was just a foot or two short of leaving, but Hernández caught it just in front of the wall. Bauers followed it with a groundout, bringing up Durbin. Once again, Durbin came through for the Brewers. He homered to center, giving the Brewers a 2-0 lead.
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— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) July 19, 2025
Abner Uribe was first out of the bullpen in the seventh. Blake Perkins also made his season debut at the start of the inning, replacing Bauers and taking center field. Collins moved over to left and Chourio to right field as well. Uribe was rusty coming out and walked Freeman to start the inning. He was still struggling a little against Smith, but got him to fly out for the first out. After a quick visit from Contreras, he was able to induce a ground ball for an easy double play, ending the inning.
The Dodgers went to Will Klein to start the eighth inning. He struck out Turang to start the inning, then Contreras hit a sharp single to center for a one-out baserunner. After Chourio flew out, Yelich hit a broken-bat single that just fell in front of Hernández. The Dodgers went to Lou Trevino to face Vaughn with runners in scoring position. Vaughn worked a walk to load the bases and bring up Collins. He worked back from down 0-2 to a full count, but Trevino struck him out with a cutter to end the inning.
Jared Koenig got the eighth for the Brewers. With the bottom of the lineup due up, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts went for a couple of pinch-hitters. First up was Miguel Rojas, who popped out to first for the first out. Pages grounded out for the second out. Esteury Ruiz pinch hit for Kim, and a lineout to right on the second pitch ended the inning. Koenig needed just eight pitches for the eighth.
Perkins led off the ninth for his first at-bat of the season, and Trevino remained in the game. On the first pitch, he ambushed the Dodgers with a perfect bunt up the third base line for a base hit. Durbin tried to do something similar, but his bunt went right to Freeman, who threw to second for an easy out. Ortiz didn’t go for a third-straight bunt, but did single down the left field line to Ruiz. Durbin went for third to test Ruiz, and it paid off as Ruiz’s throw sailed past third. Though it wasn’t enough for Durbin to score, Ortiz was able to advance to second.
Roberts went to Anthony Banda to try to keep the Brewers in check. The Dodgers brought the infield up as Turang faced Banda. The contact play was on as Turang hit a ground ball to Betts, but it was too quick, and Betts threw to Smith to get Durbin easily at home. Ortiz did advance to third on the play, and Turang stole second without a throw. With two outs, Contreras worked the count full and even had a deep fly ball that went foul, but a ground ball ended the inning. Despite having a few different chances to score, the Brewers could not get an insurance run.
Holding on to a 2-0 lead, Trevor Megill entered for his first save chance of the second half of the season. He started by getting Edman to ground out right back to him for the first out. Ohtani was up second and hit the first pitch he saw to left field for the second out. Betts was the Dodgers’ last chance. On the second pitch, Betts hit a slow bouncing ball to Ortiz, but Ortiz charged it and threw to first to get Betts and end the game.
The Brewers’ offense scattered nine hits throughout the game, with seven of the nine starters recording at least one hit. Durbin was responsible for driving in both of the Brewers’ runs and was the only starter to have multiple hits. The offense did have chances to add on some extra runs, but went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left nine runners on base.
With the win, the Brewers are just a half-game behind the Dodgers for the second-best record in the National League, and a full game behind the Cubs, who won earlier on Friday. They will go for a ninth straight win on Saturday night and will have Freddy Peralta on the mound. Meanwhile, the Dodgers will send Emmet Sheehan to the mound for his fourth start of the season. The first pitch is set for 8:10 p.m., and it will be broadcast on FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin and the Brewers Radio Network.
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