Seiya Suzuki's three-run homer helped the Cubs score a 4-1 win over the Red Sox. But after cooling off baseball's hottest team, can the Cubs stand the heat in their own division?

Folks in Milwaukee still are livid that Counsell left for the Cubs, of all teams, but that anger greatly subsided when the Brewers ran away with the NL Central last year, and are looming larger each day in the Cubs’ rear-view mirror.

An eventful weekend for the red-hot Brewers, great portents for home run history, the Giants fail to capitalize and more from the weekend in MLB.

It's Friday, July 18 and the Brewers (56-40) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (58-39). Quinn Priester is slated to take the mound for Milwaukee against Tyler Glasnow for Los Angeles.

Brewers pitchers held L.A. to a .163 batting average and four runs in Milwaukee. Then in the series opener Friday in Dodger Stadium, they won 2-0, getting a gem from a low-pay pitcher, Quinn Priester, who had 10 strikeouts and zero walks over his six innings. The Brewers are Priester’s third franchise in four years. His salary: $760,000.

Red-hot Brewers manage to "exceed expectations" every year, gaining ground on rival Cubs in NL Central race.

What’s their deal?: They’ve once again outkicked expectations, with manager Pat Murphy guiding a wild mix of youth and veterans and All-Star pitcher Freddy Peralta helming a rotation that has unleashed touted rookie Jacob Misiorowski for five starts – with the baseball world suddenly captivated by what may come next.

The Milwaukee Brewers could stand to upgrade their offense at the Trade Deadline. Who could they get that's not Eugenio Suarez?

The Chicago Cubs' lead for first place in the NL Central is not as wide as it used to be. Despite how successful the campaign has been for the Cubs and manager