- Los Angeles Dodgers fans made their feelings known as Juan Soto stepped into the batter's box, just in case the Washington Nationals star didn't get their message at the All-Star Game.
"Future Dodger!" the crowd of 48,647 chanted. They heartily applauded Soto in his first at-bat.capped a four-run fifth inning and the lowly Washington Nationals defeated the NL West-leading Dodgers 4-1 on Monday night, snapping Los Angeles' 11-game home winning streak.
The Nationals brought the worst record in the majors into Dodger Stadium, where they won for the first time since the 2019 NL Division Series, against the team with baseball's best record . The Dodgers' season-high eight-game overall winning streak ended. Soto said before the game he's trying not to think about the trade talk swirling around him ahead of the Aug. 2 trade deadline. The chatter isn't affecting him at the plate. Soto is batting .362 with a 1.260 OPS this month, including six homers, a triple and two doubles.
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