Dodgers outfielder Tuesday, on his All-Star chances: “It’s going to be a dream come true, playing for the Dodgers and representing them in the All-Star Game. It doesn’t matter if I start or go [as a reserve]. It’s good to be a part of it.”

Hernández was not voted to start the All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 16 at Globe Life Field, but the Dodgers outfielder on still has a chance to make the midsummer classic as a reserve.

Hernández finished a very close fourth among the six National League outfield finalists, with Christian Yelich of the Brewers and Jurickson Profar and Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres voted to start. Tatis, Hernández, and the Phillies’ Brandon Marsh all were listed at 15 percent of the vote. On the televised selection show on ESPN, host Kevin Connors said the difference between Tatis and Hernández was only about 3,000 votes.

Starters for the All-Star Game were announced on Wednesday. Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani was voted to start. and Mookie Betts, who is out  and won’t play in the game, lost a close vote at shortstop to Trea Turner.

Before Tuesday’s game at Dodger Stadium, several Dodgers posed while holding a sandwich board imploring folks to vote for Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, and Hernández.

“The support has been awesome,” Hernández said Tuesday. “To be a part of the All-Star Game this year is going to be amazing for me, especially coming into this city and this team, to represent it. It’s going to be a dream come true, playing for the Dodgers and representing them in the All-Star Game. It doesn’t matter if I start or go [as a reserve]. It’s good to be a part of it.”

There are still ways for Hernández to make the NL All-Star roster, and maybe even start. Player voting will pick three All-Star outfield reserves, outside of Yelich, Profar, and Tatis.

Tatis is currently on the injured list with a stress fracture in his right femur, and so he’ll need to be replaced in the starting lineup, and on the roster.

Hernández is hitting .254/.316/.480 with a 125 wRC+, and leads all NL outfielders in slugging percentage and with 18 home runs and 58 RBI.

Eighty of Hernández’s 84 starts have come batting fourth, fifth, or sixth this season, though with Max Muncy and Mookie Betts out he’s been consistently in the top four. But that’s meant hitting a lot with runners in base. Hernández’s 114 plate appearances with runners in scoring position (Freddie Freeman is second with 118 PA).

“When you got guys like Freddie, Ohtani, Smith, Mookie when he was in the lineup, when you’re behind those guys, all the big moments in the game is going to find you, because they’re going to be always on base,” Hernández said. “Big situations are always going to be for the 3-4-5 spots in the lineup.”

Hernandez in those plenty of opportunities has hit pretty much like his normal stat line this year, with a 123 wRC+ with RISP compared to 125 overall. But he’s had several big moments, including then six RBI to Or the, or the game-winning three-run home run to cap

He also had  capping a three-hit, three-RBI game for Hernández.

“He doesn’t run from those spots,” manager Dave Roberts said. “If there’s anyone you want up to bat, he’s right at the top of the list.”