The small-market Brewers traveled to Los Angeles to start the second half and greeted the free-spending Dodgers the same way they did before the break in Milwaukee, once again pulverizing the club with the sport’s highest payroll.

With their 10th straight win Sunday, the Brewers are now two victories shy of the hallowed mark of 12 consecutive wins, a benchmark that triggers one of the most famous promotions in Milwaukee history...

Kirby will try to build on a 10-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 innings per appearance).