Giants rally for 7-5 win over Dodgers after getting no-hit for six innings by LA rookie Emmet Sheehan
By BETH HARRIS – AP Sportswriter
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Going six innings without a hit, the San Francisco Giants finally got to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ bullpen and the floodgates opened.
Brandon Crawford got the starting shot in the 11th inning and the Giants earned a 7-5 win Friday night after Emmet Sheehan dominated them early on in his major league debut.
The Dodgers’ bullpen imploded again, giving up five runs after Sheehan left.
Runner-up designate Patrick Bailey started lap 11 second and finished third when Mike Yastrzemski sent Alex Vesia down the middle (0-4). James Outman shot for third to catch Bailey, whose left foot went over the sack. But the tag didn’t stay on his right knee and he was called safe in a play that was reviewed.
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Crawford, who failed to score in his first four attacks, hit a single to the right giving Bailey a 6-5 lead. Austin Slater’s RBI single added an insurance run.
“We’ve had a few wins from behind, especially away from home,” said Jakob Junis, who made his first save. “I think it gives everyone confidence.”
Los Angeles rallied and tied for 5th place in the ninth run with Freddie Freeman’s infield single to defeat Camilo Doval. The Dodgers had the potential winner as third in the 10th, but pinch-hitter Austin Barnes hit a third to end the inning.
The Dodgers made a colossal baserun error at the bottom of 11th court.
Mookie Betts was running for first place on what appeared to be a routine pop-up until the ball dropped due to an error by third baseman Casey Schmitt. Betts suddenly accelerated but didn’t look ahead to see Michael Busch being stopped. Busch was thrown out for the second time in a rundown at home. Betts was secure in third place on two-fault play before Miguel Rojas closed the game.
Betts said it was his decision to run.
“I was just thinking wrong, I saw the game wrong, I was wrong,” he said.
Giants manager Gabe Kapler was still amazed at the absurdity of the matter afterwards.
“I had to watch the rerun three or four times, it was such a weird piece,” he said. “One of the weirder ones I’ve been a part of. I don’t know what to say about that. It was so strange.”
The Giants have won five straight games and eight of 11 games. Since May 15, they are 20:9.
Tyler Rogers (3-2) clinched the win with one hit in an inning to relief.
Joc Pederson’s RBI single put the Giants 4-3 in the eighth. They tied it to Thairo Estrada’s sacrificial fly. Casey Schmitt hit a shortstop with a single against Tayler Scott, who scored Pederson to give him a 5-4 lead.
Wilmer Flores went deep into left field in the seventh round, leaving the Giants 4-2 behind. He fouled a ball off the top of his left foot on batting and later left the game. He will undergo a CT scan on Saturday.
“It hurts, it’s a sensitive area,” Flores said.
Sheehan shone after being called up straight from Double-A Tulsa. The 23-year-old, in his third season with the Dodgers, is the sixth rookie and fourth pitcher to play for the team this season.
Sheehan threw 51 of 89 shots for strikes, with his fastball averaging 95.6 mph. He knocked out three and walked two.
“I was just trying to go out there and make it the same game as Double-A,” he said. “To have the Dodger fans and family behind me here at the game, I couldn’t have asked for a better debut than a Dodger win.”
Sheehan was greeted with high fives and hugs in the dugout after retiring in the sixth half to take a 4-0 lead. He is a graduate of Fordham Prep, the same high school in the Bronx that the late Dodgers Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully attended.
“It was a special moment that he will always remember,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. “He delivered. It was fun to watch. We made some nice moves behind him. I wish we could have ended it with a win.”
The Dodgers led 4-0 in the fifth round. Will Smith had a two-out RBI bloop single and JD Martinez had an RBI double. Outman scored a single, and left fielder Michael Conforto dropped the ball twice in his rush to execute the throw. Smith and Martinez scored due to the error.
Sheehan was backed by a brilliant defense from Rojas, Freeman and Betts.
In the fourth game, shortstop Rojas backhanded a ball hit by Estrada and when he slipped, he turned and flew to second base to snap Pederson.
Flores sent a pop foul to the first base warning lane and Freeman went into the protective net, caught the ball and landed in the front row spots to finish the fourth.
Betts had two highlights in game six. He made a long run to the left to steal LaMonte Wade Jr. for the second out. Betts then made a diving catch on his stomach for a line drive from Pederson, ending Sheehan’s 1-2-3 inning.
Giants: OF Mitch Haniger underwent surgery to repair a fractured ulna in his right arm. He went to the IL and is expected to be out for 10 weeks.
Dodgers: 3B Max Muncy went into the IL with a hamstring strain. He could return in time for a home series against Houston that begins June 23. … 3B Chris Taylor retired in the fourth game with right knee pain and LF David Peralta retired in the third game with a left thigh muscle strain. Both players will be out on Saturday as Taylor undergoes an investigation.
Kapler was irritated by the flashing lights of her new LED system and complained to the referee once during the game. “There must be no lights on while plays are still going on,” he said.
Giants: LHP Alex Wood (1-1, 4.80 ERA) will start against his former team.
Dodgers: RHP Bobby Miller (3-0, .78) is the second straight rookie to start for the Dodgers.
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