The Milwaukee Brewers have nearly the same record as the high-spending Dodgers and might be an underdog worth rooting for amid baseball's competitive balance wars.

The Brewers continued their dominance over the NL West leaders, having outscored them 15-4 during a three-game sweep in Milwaukee last week.

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to end their four-game home slide with a win against the Milwaukee Brewers. Los Angeles is 58-40 overall and 33-18 in home games. The Dodgers have hit 145 total home runs to lead the NL.

The Dodgers are held to three hits in a 2-0 defeat and have scored a total of four runs in four losses to Milwaukee over the past 11 days, striking out 47 times.

The Brewers will open the second half without their starting right fielder. Milwaukee placed Sal Frelick on the 10-day injured list, backdated to July 15, due to a left hamstring strain. Blake Perkins was recalled from Triple-A Nashville to take his spot.

The Brewers are having a great season up to this point, but there is one flaw the team has to address before the MLB trade deadline.

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

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In a game that just about perfectly sums up this slight-of-hand ballclub, the Brewers opened the second half of the season the same way they concluded the first, extending their winning streak to eight with a 2-0 over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on July 18.

Brewers beat writer Todd Rosiak will answer questions about the team this week. Send Todd your questions here.