Has Dodgers catcher Will Smith already started recruiting Tigers ace Tarik Skubal? He said the Dodgers want "all the best names."

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to end their four-game home slide with a win against the Milwaukee Brewers. Los Angeles is 58-40 overall and 33-18 in home games. The Dodgers have hit 145 total home runs to lead the NL.

Entering the All-Star break, Will Smith is a distant leader in the NL batting race, sporting a .323 mark that outpaces the next closest qualified hitter by a whopping 26 points.

He’s giving 100 percent every time he goes out there' Smith said of a player who hates hitting in Los Angeles.

Quinn Priester is getting stronger with each start. His best start so far may have come on Friday night, when he took the mound against the Dodgers. He struck out 10 against the powerful Dodgers’ lineup, and Caleb Durbin drove in two runs to back him up. The result was a 2-0 shutout of the Dodgers and the Brewers’ eighth straight win.

Will Smith has been one of the Dodgers' best hitters since his debut in 2019. His work to improve on defense has made him one of baseball's best catchers.

Will Smith has been one of the Dodgers’ best hitters since his debut in 2019. His work to improve on defense has made him one of baseball’s best catchers. July 12, 2023.

Smith has been pegged as the Dodgers’ franchise catcher ever since. The club made that permanent Wednesday, inking the 28-year-old Smith to the longest contract ever given to a catcher.