Emmet Sheehan Didn't Have It for Dodgers as Angels Pick Up Win

Well, it wasn't a Pleasant Valley Sunday for the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Some of that, in part, was due to Emmet Sheehan's disappointing effort.

Sheehan lasted just 1.1 innings, giving three hits, two earned runs, walked two, and struck out two. But the Los Angeles Angels flexed their muscles as they got a 13-5 win over the Dodgers in the final game of this Freeway Series. Sheehan is now 3-3 with a 4.70 ERA.

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On the flip side, Angels starter Jose Siriano worked six innings, giving up eight hits, five runs (four earned), walked two, struck out two, and gave up two home runs. He's now 7-4 this season with a 2.96 ERA.

Roberts Offers Thoughts on Sheehan's Outing

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was keeping track of how much Sheehan was working. Sheehan's pitch count soared to 49 pitches, including 35 alone in the second inning alone. Sheehan wasn't pointing any fingers except ones in his direction in the Dodgers' clubhouse.

"Just frustrating," Sheehan said, according to Dodgers beat reporter Sonja Chen for MLB.com. "Definitely couldn't put guys away. Not efficient. Not good all around."

Roberts also addressed his actions around Sheehan when meeting with reporters in his post-game press conference. What happened after Sheehan left is that the game became a bullpen game, where Roberts used six relievers.

"I just felt right there – to what end? – that I'm not going to put this guy in harm's way with stress," Roberts said. "Obviously, the bullpen had to take the toll today, the brunt of it, but with the off-day [Monday], I felt like we could reset. … I love the way that Emmet felt that there was more in the tank, but I wouldn't do that to any of our guys."

Dodgers' Bullpen Didn't Get Job Done

Blake Treinen and Alex Vesia gave up two earned runs, and Jonathan Hernandez allowed six earned runs. The somewhat reliable Dodgers' bullpen just didn't get the job done.

Roberts also admitted that he's looking for length out of his starters. Any good MLB manager will probably go along with Roberts' assessment. 

"Obviously, if you get length out of your starters, that's always a good thing," Roberts said. "For me, yeah, if we can kind of manage [the bullpen] innings, put them in their rightful lanes, I think that that's a benefit now and longer term, and it's all kind of contingent on the starters doing what they've been doing."

Dalton Rushing and Ryan Ward homered for the Dodgers. But the Angels proved to be one tough team to go up against.

After a day off on Monday, the Dodgers will open a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Then, the Dodgers go to the south side of Chicago for a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox. 

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