The Brewers close out the unofficial first half of the season this afternoon against the Nationals at American Family Field.

The Nationals entered Saturday’s matchup with the Brewers needing to put Friday night’s loss behind them. They struggled mightily against opener DL Hall and regular starter Quinn Priester, who combined to hold them to just three runs over the course of the series opener.

Brewers pitching phenom Jacob Misiorowski didn’t have time to look at his phone on Saturday morning, and he certainly didn’t have the inclination to wade into the conversation about his addition to the National League All-Star team on Friday after just five MLB starts.

Caleb Durbin's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday capped a three-run rally that lifted the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-5 win over the visiting Washington Nationals.

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The top prospect in the Milwaukee Brewers organization will see the field in Atlanta during All-Star Game weekend at the Futures Game.

Vaughn has made it happen in all five so far. The Brewers won all five games, stretching their win streak to six games and allowing them to creep within one game of the Chicago Cubs atop the NL Central standings.