After a mediocre start to the season, the Brewers have stormed into the All-Star break. They're currently on a 31-12 run, trailing the first-place Chicago Cubs by only one game despite ceding most of the fanfare to their rivals from the south throughout the first half.

Former Brewers pitcher Drew Rasmussen, now with Tampa Bay, threw a perfect fifth for the American League. Former Brewers minor leaguer Shane Smith, pitching for the White Sox in the eighth, retired one of the two batters he faced.

MLB All-Star break concludes, the race down the stretch becomes more intense as teams jockey for position in hopes of making the postseason.

Milwaukee has one of the league's best records. Here are some of the statistics and trends that have led to this point.

Entering the All-Star break tied for the second-most RBIs (77), the fourth-most home runs (25) and the 11th-highest wRC+ in the National League, Seiya Suzuki had a strong All-Star case. However, he ultimately wasn’t selected for his first Midsummer Classic.

Sometimes, Major League Baseball writers will tease you with promises of bold predictions, only to offer up a bunch of lame-duck, 50/50 propositions.

Freddy Peralta honors Bob Uecker during MLB All-Star Game SU2C tribute, touching Milwaukee Brewers fans with an emotional gesture.

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

It’s Monday, July 7 and the Dodgers (56-35) are in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (50-40). Yoshinobu Yamamoto is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Freddy Peralta for Milwaukee.

Dodgers: Tyler Glasnow (1-0, 3.52 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 28 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -193, Brewers +160; over/under is 10 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday to begin a three-game series.