Dominant Milwaukee pitching shuts out Dodgers in fourth straight loss to Brewers.

The Dodgers dropped their fourth straight game to the Brewers despite an impressive Tyler Glasnow start in a 2-0 shut out Friday night at Dodger Stadium.

The Dodgers (58-40) still have yet to record a run in the second half after they were shut out 2-0 by the Brewers (57-40) Friday night at Dodger Stadium.

There were zero offensive highlights for the Dodgers in the series opener. They had three hits against the dominant Milwaukee pitching including Quinn Priester who struck out 10 Dodgers through the first six innings.

Tyler Glasnow, in his second start for the Dodgers since returning from more than two months on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation, was throwing heat and impressed. It was really the only positive takeaway from this one.

Milwaukee right-hander Priester made his first career start against the Dodgers, and he came in hot. Priester struck out the first four batters he faced to start the game to set the tone for his gem of a performance against one of the toughest lineups in the league.

The game zipped by as both starting pitchers showed their dominance against the opposing offense. Glasnow used some high heat along with his sinker and curveball, and Priester showed off his sinker and slider.

The Dodgers were the first to get a man in scoring position thanks to a Freddie Freeman double. The scoring opportunity quickly evaporated when Will Smith scorched a liner to third baseman Caleb Durbin. Durbin doubled up Freeman at second to end the inning.

Glasnow was visibly upset with himself after he allowed a leadoff walk to Isaac Collins in the top of the fifth. The free pass did indeed prove costly. Pesky Durbin doubled down the left field line to bring in the first run of the game for the Brewers.

Shohei Ohtani got himself into scoring position with two outs in the sixth, but Betts continued to show strain at the plate with another strikeout against Priester.

Kirby Yates took over for Glasnow in the seventh for his first outing since last Wednesday. The home run ball struck the Dodgers bullpen again, and Durbin struck again with his second extra-base hit of the night. Durbin’s solo home run doubled the Brewers’ score.

Betts hasn’t had a hit in a week. He went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Friday night to exasperate his troubles. In Mookie’s defense, none of the Dodgers were able to muster much off Milwaukee pitching in the series opener.

Dave Roberts brought in Anthony Banda to hold the Brewers to a two-run lead in the ninth. Smith not only made a stop behind the plate on a semi wild Banda pitch to save a run, but in the next sequence, he tagged out Durbin at home. Smith was also kicked in the face on the play. Like the tough catcher that he is, the Dodgers backstop stayed in to record the final out.

The offense never woke up for the Dodgers, and they went down in order against Trevor Megill’s knuckle curve in the bottom of the ninth for their fourth straight loss to the Brewers.

Friday particulars

Home runs: Caleb Durbin (5)

WP — Quinn Priester (8-2): 6 IP, 3 hits, no runs, no walks, 10 strikeouts (77 pitches)

LP — Tyler Glasnow (1-1): 6 IP, 4 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts (88 pitches)

S — Trevor Megill (22): 1 IP

Up next

Emmet Sheehan (1-0, 2.03 ERA, 13 ¹⁄₃ IP) makes his third start of the season for the Dodgers on Saturday. Freddy Peralta (11-4, 2.66 ERA, 1.06 WHIP) pitched six shutout innings against the Dodgers July 7 and will try to do so again in the second game of the series (6:10 p.m., SportsNet LA).