Priester finished his afternoon with a career-best 20 swings and misses, including an eye-popping 16 whiffs on 23 hacks against his breaking balls. Primarily a sinker-slider pitcher for most of the year to date, Priester credited the advancement of the cutter and curveball, his lesser-used secondaries, for the increased whiffs.

The only hit the 24-year-old Priester allowed was a harmless, one-out single by Michael Toglia to right field in the fifth inning. Priester (6-2, 3.35 ERA) walked only two. He racked up 20 swings and misses.

Quinn Priester struck out a career-high 11 batters in seven innings of one-hit ball, Joey Ortiz homered for the third time in four games, and the Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to fou