Their lead in the NL Central grew to 6 ½ games on June 17. They haven't even been playing poorly lately -- they are still on pace to win 97 games -- but the lead has dwindled. In fact, the Cubs and Brewers are tied for first place.

Now that the All-Star Game is over, and we begin the second “half” of the season -- teams actually have only 64-67 games remaining at this point -- it is perhaps worthwhile to take one last look back at the first “half” for each team.

Despite a bottom-10 payroll, the Brewers are among MLB's best teams again extracting the most out of their talent.

The hottest hitter in Major League Baseball is also the hottest trade chip on the summer market, and his name is Eugenio Suárez.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers MLB game from July 20, 2025 on ESPN.