{"id":690741,"date":"2026-06-08T01:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T01:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/690741\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T01:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T01:03:10","slug":"emmet-sheehan-struggles-as-angels-block-dodgers-season-series-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/690741\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmet Sheehan struggles as Angels block Dodgers season series sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Angels<\/a> flipped the script on the Dodgers<\/a>, preventing a Freeway Series season sweep with a 13-5 win<\/a> Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n

Emmet Sheehan<\/a>\u2019s start only lasted 1 \u2153 innings, as he struggled to keep his pitch count low. He threw 35 of his 49 pitches in the second inning alone. Many of those went to Nick Madrigal<\/a>, who battled Sheehan in a 14-pitch at-bat in which Madrigal won two ABS challenges. <\/p>\n

\u201cI thought the stuff was good coming in,\u201d said manager Dave Roberts<\/a> about Sheehan. \u201cAfter the first inning, I just didn\u2019t feel comfortable getting him past the 40-pitch mark in one inning. I\u2019m not going to put this guy in harm\u2019s way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Angels third baseman drew a walk, marking the beginning of the end for Sheehan, who already allowed a single. The 26-year-old pitcher loaded the bases with another walk. Angels catcher Sebasti\u00e1n Rivero drove in two runs with a center-field single.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrustrating,\u201d Sheehan called his outing. \u201cCouldn\u2019t put guys away, not efficient.\u201d <\/p>\n

The game shifted into an unexpected bullpen game, and the Dodgers shuffled through seven pitchers. Edgardo Henriquez retired five consecutive batters. But the Dodgers\u2019 spiral continued. Jo Adell reached first after a ball deflected off the glove of Miguel Rojas. Adell then moved to second on a passed ball by catcher Dalton Rushing. Reliever Blake Treinen then gave up a walk and before Rivero hit another two-run single.<\/p>\n

Madrigal beat the Dodgers (42-24) in another double-digit pitch plate appearance in the fifth. Home plate umpire Dan Iassogna called a third strike, but Madrigal argued with the umpire, emphatically slapping his head. After an ABS review, the pitch was determined to be a ball. Rushing, seemingly not pleased with a borderline check-swing call, argued with Iassogna. In the end, a 12-pitch at-bat resulted in another walk.<\/p>\n

Coupled with a missed call for a walk on a foul-tip earlier in the game, the check-swing call added to a frustrating afternoon for the Dodgers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt should be reviewable,\u201d Roberts said of the foul tip. \u201cThat changed the game, and obviously the Madrigal check-swing. I felt that he went. That did impact the game.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"Dodgers <\/p>\n

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts walks on the field during the seventh inning Sunday against the Angels.<\/p>\n

(Eric Thayer \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n

Roberts replaced Alex Vesia with Jonathan Hern\u00e1ndez, who gave up a two-run single to Jose Siri. Miguel Rojas threw out Madrigal at home on the hit to limit the damage.<\/p>\n

In the third inning, Kyle Tucker drove in a run on a groundout that landed a foot away from home plate, but it gave Shohei Ohtani just enough time to sprint home after Rivero threw to first.<\/p>\n

Still, the Dodgers, who had outscored the Angels 41-5 in games this season before Sunday, struggled. Twice, Rushing hit singles. Twice, Ryan Ward, the next batter, grounded into a double play, dashing any momentum. Rushing and Ward hit back-to-back home runs to right field in the sixth, but the Dodgers couldn\u2019t capitalize on the momentum.<\/p>\n

Rushing received more playing time than predicted this series, but he said he embraced the opportunity. He matched his career-high with four hits on Sunday. His home run was his first since April 20.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year, my whole goal was make sure if there\u2019s an opportunity that I can pick a day that Will [Smith] needs rest, make sure that I can provide just as much as he does with the bat as well as behind the plate,\u201d Rushing said Saturday. \u201cHe knows I\u2019ll catch every game if he can\u2019t go back there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Catcher Will Smith did not play Sunday because of neck stiffness, despite manager Dave Roberts predicting the catcher would return for the series finale. Imaging on Smith\u2019s neck came back negative, though it\u2019s unclear if he\u2019ll play Tuesday against Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not anything serious, but it\u2019s something that is preventing him from playing,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of a day-to-day thing.\u201d <\/p>\n

Rushing\u2019s and Ward\u2019s home runs were quickly negated when Adell hit a two-run homer to left-center field. Zach Neto also hammered a seventh-inning, three-run home run. By the time the game concluded, the bottom of the Angels lineup batted 13 for 15, walking four times. The Angels (25-41) could\u2019ve scored more if not for Neto and Mike Trout, who hit a combined one for 12.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bottom half of the order, they were fouling off a lot of balls, we couldn\u2019t put those guys out,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cBut, yeah, the Madrigal at-bat really was a difference today.\u201d <\/p>\n

Glasnow talks about his injury<\/p>\n

Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow (back spasms), who was put on the 60-day injured list Saturday, attributed his slow recovery to trying to coming back too soon. He plans to rest a few days before building back up.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s uncomfortable,\u201d Glasnow said. \u201cWhen I get into my load, something feels weird. The more I go, the more it starts to aggravate it. Generally, before I start to throw, as long as it\u2019s completely gone, it gets over the hump, it\u2019s gone, and then I can get back to full speed. I just feel like I haven\u2019t gotten there yet.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Angels flipped the script on the Dodgers, preventing a Freeway Series season sweep with a 13-5 win…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":690742,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[42124,299807,34975,4279,19291,167717,5460,56662,18559,363,192409,299809,200531,99,8915,299808,77351],"class_list":["post-690741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-angels","tag-back-to-back-home-run","tag-ball","tag-dodgers","tag-emmet-sheehan","tag-enough-time","tag-game","tag-jo-adell","tag-miguel-rojas","tag-mlb","tag-nick-madrigal","tag-pitch-count","tag-ryan-ward","tag-sports","tag-sunday","tag-two-run","tag-walk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=690741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/690742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=690741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=690741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=690741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}