The Los Angeles Dodgers find themselves in a rare position this time of year—not atop the vaunted NL West. Since July 3, their nine-game lead has vanished. From that date, the Dodgers have the same 12-21 record as the woeful Colorado Rockies, suggesting this is more than a brief period of substandard play.

The Los Angeles Angels turned the eighth triple play in team history Tuesday night, capitalizing on a line drive to second by Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani