Dodgers split with Giants with Emmet Sheehan, Alex Call leading the way

"Emmet Sheehan was excellent and turned in what was undoubtedly his best start of the season. He went six innings while allowing two runs on two hits with six strikeouts and two walks. Sheehan did not allow a hit until the fourth inning on a soft fly ball to left field. The only runs he allowed came as a result of Teoscar Hernández misplaying a fly ball. After a walk to put a runner on first base, Jung Hoo Lee dropped a soft fly ball in left field, which stayed fair before ricocheting off the wall in foul territory. Hernández was in a poor position to field the ball and let it get by him to roll to the wall."

"That led to an inside-the-park homer for Lee and scored both runs. But Sheehan still looked unhittable for most of the game, and he maintained his velocity better. Sheehan has seen significant velocity drops in his previous starts, usually beginning in the third or fourth innings. But this time, it wasn't until the sixth that there was a drop of a few ticks. The velocity declining from 96.1 mph in the first inning to 93.6 mph in his final frame isn't ideal, but it was encouraging that the drop came later."

"For the second straight game, the Dodgers did some of the little things right on offense. Will Smith, who was leading off for the first time in his career, started the game with a home run to put the Dodgers up 1-0. They scored their next run in the second inning on an RBI single from Hyeseong Kim. With the game tied in the sixth, the Dodgers rallied,"

The Dodgers ended a losing streak and won 5-2 against the Giants to secure a series split. Emmet Sheehan delivered his best start of the season, pitching six innings with two runs allowed on two hits, six strikeouts, and two walks. He did not allow a hit until the fourth inning, when Teoscar Hernández misplayed a fly ball that led to an inside-the-park home run by Jung Hoo Lee and both runs. Sheehan’s velocity held more steadily than in prior starts, with a later decline. Offensively, Will Smith hit a leadoff home run, Hyeseong Kim added an RBI single, and the Dodgers produced key runs when the game was tied in the sixth.

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