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Dodgers get better of Giants' bullpen in 3-1 win to sweep three-game series

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Greenspan, D. (2026, September 20). Dodgers get better of Giants' bullpen in 3-1 win to sweep three-game series. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/dodgers-get-better-of-giants-bullpen-in-3-1-win-to-sweep-three-game-series/article_b01dd100-cfb5-5345-9bbc-7328ab254806.html

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On Sunday, the Los Angeles Dodgers won 3-1 over the San Francisco Giants to sweep a three-game series. Kiké Hernández hit an RBI double in the seventh inning to give the Dodgers the lead, and Emmet Sheehan pitched effectively for 5⅓ innings without allowing a run. The win improved the Dodgers' record while the Giants fell further behind with poor bullpen performance contributing to their loss.

Written by AI on 2026-09-21, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Sunday, Tarik Skubal, who was acquired by the Los Angeles Dodgers via trade in August and is a contender for their Game 1 starter in the playoffs, went on the bereavement list after suffering his worst start against the San Francisco Giants. The move will keep him away from the team for "a couple days." In response to Skubal's absence, the Dodgers called up Emmet Sheehan and Kyle Hurt from Triple-A Oklahoma City while also sending Seth Halvorsen back down. Sheehan was scheduled to handle the bulk of the series finale against the Giants as part of a bullpen game. Despite facing strong competition in the playoffs, Sheehan pitched well, not allowing any runs over 5⅓ innings and striking out nine batters with one hit conceded and only one walk, contributing to the Dodgers' 3-1 win and securing their three-game sweep against the Giants.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kiké Hernández hit a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh inning, Emmet Sheehan did not give up a run in 5 1/3 innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. asserted

Dodgers → hit → sweep

Hernández jumped on the first pitch he saw from Sam Hentges (1-7), driving in Max Muncy to put the Dodgers ahead 2-1. asserted

he → jump → Dodgers

Muncy pushed an insurance run across with a single in the eighth. asserted

Muncy → push → eighth

Kris Bubic (4-2) pitched 2/3 of an inning for the win, and Tanner Scott handled the ninth inning for his 23rd save. asserted

Scott → pitch → save

Sheehan made the most of a bullpen game to strengthen his credentials for making the Dodgers’ postseason roster as a long reliever. asserted

Sheehan → make → reliever

He had nine strikeouts against one hit and one walk after taking over from Jack Dreyer in the second inning. asserted

He → have → inning

Matt Wilkinson allowed three hits and no walks while striking out six in five scoreless innings, but the Giants’ bullpen buckled. asserted

bullpen → allow → innings

The 23-year-old left-hander was acquired as part of the trade that sent catcher Patrick Bailey to Cleveland in May. uncertain

that → acquire → May

Tommy Edman homered to right in the sixth inning to tie the game at 1, tagging reliever Carson Seymour for the 400-foot shot. asserted

Edman → homer → shot

Jonah Cox drew a leadoff walk to help spot the Giants their 1-0 lead. asserted

Cox → draw → lead

Cox reached second on a bad pickoff attempt by Dreyer before stealing third, and Victor Bericoto’s single drove him home. asserted

single → reach → him

RHP Blade Tidwell (1-2, 4.56 ERA) starts in the opener of a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins on Monday night, facing RHP Bailey Ober (7-6, 4.32). asserted

Tidwell → start → Ober

The rotations have not been set on either side for a three-game series against the San Diego Padres that starts Tuesday night. asserted

that → set → Padres

Dodgers get better of Giants' bullpen in 3-1 win to sweep three-game series

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