Emmet Sheehan holds the Giants hitless for six innings in his MLB debut before the bullpen blows the game in the Dodgers' 7-5 loss in 11 innings.
Entering the season, the Dodgers’ dependence on young starters seemed like the biggest potential pitfall facing their pitching staff.on Friday night, though, it was abundantly clear the real holes are in the bullpen.
“Emmet was fun to watch, very excited for him, and we made some nice plays behind him,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “I wish we could have ended it with a win.”The team’s bullpen blew a two-run lead in the eighth inning Wednesday. They suffered walk-off defeats three times on last week’s road trip.
“I’m gonna keep running them out there,” Roberts said. “I’m gonna keep believing in them and expect good results to happen.”in 2016 — not because another Dodgers rookie was pulled from his debut in the middle of a no-hitter, but also because the Dodgers blew a late lead to the Giants that night, as well.Outside of a four-run rally off Sean Manaea in the fifth, the Dodgers’ only other run came on a Freddie Freeman bloop single in the bottom of the ninth.
“I was actually contemplating it after five innings, given the usage he’s had,” Roberts said, referencing the fact Sheehan had never pitched more than six innings as a professional. “But where the state of the ‘pen has been, I was trying to squeeze another inning. So to get him through the sixth, I thought was huge.”
Last week, he was called up to triple A Oklahoma City, promoted alongside double-A rotation mate Landon Knack. That much he did, issuing just two walks while riding his upper-90s mph sinker to three strikeouts and a string of soft contact.
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