Even Dodgers players couldn't help but laugh at Dalton Rushing's dramatic crashout vs Giants

Since his hot start to the season, Dalton Rushing has cooled down in more ways than one. He still has a .288 average and a 1.001 OPS on the season, but he's hitting just .205/.655 in his last 15 games.

He also hasn't said anything untoward (or gotten caught saying anything untoward) since a string of bad PR. Quick recap: "fishy" Rockies, Jung Hoo Lee incident, Miguel Amaya/Nico Hoerner incident. For the most part, he hasn't put himself in the line of fire after vowing to be more mindful of his on-field antics.

But he did go viral again on Thursday night. It wasn't controversial, but it was perfect fodder for all of the fans who've just been waiting for a reason to clown on him again.

To be fair, it was very funny. Even Rushing's teammates were caught laughing.

As the Dodgers were trying to get out of their series against the Giants with a split, they were up 2-0 in the fourth. Rushing struck out on a nice little Landen Roupp curveball and went back to the dugout, where he broke his bat over his knee, slammed his knee protector on the ground, and was visibly berating himself.

He struck out again in the sixth with the game tied. This time, he beat himself over the head with his bat (his helmet was still on, at least) and let out a scream into his hands as he got ready for the top of the seventh. The broadcast cut to Justin Wrobleski, Emmet Sheehan, and Tommy Edman sitting by the railing and trying to hide their laughter.

Dalton Rushing had the crashout of the century after going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts in Dodgers-Giants finale

The Dodgers ended up winning 5-2, even after a horrendous read from Teoscar Hernández in left field that allowed Jung Hoo Lee to score an inside-the-park homer that tied the game.

Rushing went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts and a walk, a season high in strikeouts in a single game. With that performance, his average dipped below .300 for the first time this year.

But he's still not ... a bad player. He's certainly not hitting so poorly that he needs to be having a meltdown in the dugout. After the first incident, Sheehan came over to give him a word of support and pat him on the back, but he must've realized that Rushing was a lost cause in the sixth.

The entire Dodgers offense has been struggling as of late, but — for some reason — Rushing seems to be feeling it the most. You just have to chuckle.

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