While typical Brewers front office caveats apply — they’re never going to say no to conversations on any player — general manager Matt Arnold indicated July 18 ahead of his team’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers that he has every expectation that Peralta is still taking the ball in a Brewers uniform after the deadline.

The Dodgers lost their fifth consecutive game to Milwaukee this season, but Ohtani continued to impress, going 2-for-5 with a home run.

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Freddy Peralta won his seventh straight start and Isaac Collins and Joey Ortiz homered to help Milwaukee extend its win streak to a season-best nine games.

The Los Angeles Dodgers manager was one of many in Dodger blue to give flack to the new member of the Milwaukee Brewers organization, Brady Ebel. To Roberts and company, it was a strange sight to see Ebel, the son of Los Angeles third base coach Dino Ebel, rocking a Brewers shirt, shorts and hat.

Preview the July 20 matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

The Dodgers' offense woke up on Saturday after getting blanked in the series opener but LA still lost to the red-hot Brewers.