The Los Angeles Dodgers held on, 5-4, to win an 11-inning thriller against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Roki Sasaki pitched for the first time since May 9 and put together a scoreless inning in relief, while future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw pitched in just his fourth-career regular season bullpen appearance. LA improved to 89-69 on the year and shrunk the magic number to clinch the NL West down to one.
Ahead of the eventual victory, an All-Star relief pitcher was shelved on the injured list. Between the rough outings and the injuries that have seemingly plagued the relievers all season, there is no better time for a complete turnaround at this point in September.
With all the turnover in the bullpen, one name emerging as a potential high-leverage option is Emmet Sheehan. With the right-hander’s microscopic 1.48 ERA through his last 24.1 innings of work, perhaps he can be a solid options in relief come October.
Here’s all the latest Dodgers news and stories (click the headline for the full article):
Dodgers Placing Kirby Yates on Injured List, Roki Sasaki Returns as Reliever
Dodgers Could Use Emmet Sheehan as High-Leverage Reliever in Postseason
Dodgers’ Will Smith ‘Hoping’ to Return for Wild Card Series
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Likely to Start as Pitcher in Wild Card Round
Dave Roberts Believes Dodgers Have Best Fans in Baseball
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