The Dodgers, returning from the All-Star break, continue to struggle as Shohei Ohtani's batting average drops to just .200 after his pitching comeback.

Following the All-Star break, the Los Angeles Dodgers faced Tyler Glasnow in his second game back. Although he delivered a solid performance, the offense continued to be in a slump, resulting in a 0-2 shutout at home against the Milwaukee Brewers, which was their eighth loss in the last ten games.

The Dodgers recorded only three hits without scoring, marking their fifth shutout of the season. In their last ten games, they have scored two runs or fewer in eight of them and recorded fewer than five hits in five of those games. Their team batting average during these ten games is just .190, with an OPS of only .540.

Ohtani, the Dodgers' offensive leader, went hitless in four at-bats with one strikeout today. Although he successfully stole a base for the second time in nearly two months after reaching base on a fielder's choice in the sixth inning, it did not help the Dodgers secure a win. Since his return to pitching, he has a batting average of only .200 over 26 games. While his OPS of .813 is still above the league average, it is a significant drop from the 1.034 he posted before June 16.

In his second game back from the injured list, Glasnow pitched six innings for the Dodgers, striking out six and allowing only one walk while giving up four hits. He surrendered one run in the fifth inning after walking a batter, which was driven in by a double from Caleb Durbin, resulting in his first loss of the season (1-0).

The Brewers recorded nine hits in total, with Durbin contributing two hits and two RBIs. In addition to his game-winning hit in the fifth inning, he hit his fifth home run of the season in the seventh, adding an insurance run. Despite missing scoring opportunities with runners on third base in the eighth and ninth innings, they still secured the victory.

Quinn Priester, a former first-round draft pick and top prospect, has switched teams three times in his first three seasons in the majors. Today, he started for the Brewers, pitching six innings with ten strikeouts and no walks, allowing only three hits without any runs scored, effectively shutting down the Dodgers' lineup and earning his eighth win of the season (2 losses). After a rough patch in late April and early May, he has pitched 71.1 innings over his last 13 games, striking out 63 batters with only 16 walks and maintaining a 2.52 ERA.