The Los Angeles Dodgers have dominated on the national stage lately, winning three of the last six World Series. In Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game, however, they failed to show up.
The Dodgers sent six representatives to the Midsummer Classic in Philadelphia, tied with the Philadelphia Phillies for the most in baseball this year. Four of them played, but none of them did anything to help the National League, which lost 4-0 under Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts.
Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto both sat out, so perhaps they could have made a difference. However, their teammates did not.
Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy and Andy Pages all started, but combined to go 0-for-5 with a walk and two strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Justin Wrobleski pitched in relief. He struck out five over two innings but allowed the game's only extra-base hit, surrendering a monster solo homer to Chicago White Sox star Miguel Vargas in the top of the eighth.
While the Dodgers had MLB's best record during the first half, they entered the All-Star Break in a bit of a slump with five losses in their last seven games. They'll try to turn things around when they open the second half on Friday against the New York Yankees, who have the AL's second-best record.