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Sheehan

He struck out five and walked three. Back-to-back starts against San Diego have seen Sheehan allow two runs over 9 1/3 innings and lower his ERA from 5.32 to 4.91. More length would be nice, but since he’s been following Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the rotation for nearly two months now, he typically has a fairly rested bullpen behind him. He’ll likely start the final game of the first half next Sunday against the Diamondbacks, which could lead to an especially quick hook.

With a 10.24 ERA in his previous three starts, Sheehan’s rotation spot might have been in jeopardy with a rough showing today. However, he did well in allowing just two hits and two walks. He moved to 4-5 with a 5.08 ERA ahead of another start against the Padres next weekend.

Sheehan struggled with his command, striking out four and walking three while posting just a 57 percent strike rate overall. He struggled to get into two-strike counts and allowed two home runs on the day. On the positive side, he sat 94.5 mph with his four-seam fastball, so there were no velocity concerns today. He will look to get things back on track next week against the Padres, and we still believe Sheehan could be a solid buy-low target in fantasy leagues.

Sheehan was brilliant for the first five innings, but he was unable to record an out in the sixth and was charged for three runs; one of them on a solo homer from Sam Antonacci, of all hitters. The right-hander certainly had quality stuff for the majority of this start, and despite the mediocre box score, there’s more positives to take from this outing than negatives. He’ll look to avoid the big inning against the Orioles on Sunday.

This was Nick Madrigal’s doing. He saw 14 pitches and got two strike threes overturned on his way to a walk with one out in the inning. Another walk and a two-run single followed, and Sheehan was lifted after throwing 35 pitches to get just one out in the frame. Fortunately, Edgardo Henriquez stranded both runners from there, so Sheehan ended up allowing just the two runs in 1 1/3 innings. Obviously, it’s not the kind of outing anyone was looking for from him today, but at least it didn’t do much damage to his ERA. He’s due to face the White Sox next weekend.

Sheehan allowed only one hit through five scoreless innings before giving up homers to Nolan Arenado in the sixth and Tommy Troy in the seventh. That might suggest he had another one of his typical in-game velocity dropoffs tonight, but he actually held up nicely there tonight; he averaged 95.9 mph with his fastball in the sixth and 95.4 mph in the seventh, compared to an average of 95.9 mph overall. Sheehan has allowed one or two runs in four of his last five starts, and his season ERA is down to 4.50. He’ll likely face the Angels on Sunday.

Sheehan got hit on his pitching arm by a comebacker in the fourth, but he stayed in after throwing what seemed like a full bullpen session under the watchful eyes of the Dodgers’ trainer and manager. He proved fine afterwards and got through six innings for the fourth time in 10 starts this season. He’ll be a solid option in mixed leagues next week with a road start in Arizona and a home outing against the Angels.

After Sheehan was given a two-run lead in the first, he gave it right back on a two-run blast by Manny Machado. He served up another two-run shot to Miguel Andujar in the third. Sheehan then stranded two runners in the fourth before he was replaced on the mound in the fifth, ending his day at just 67 pitches. He generated only five swinging strikes to collect two strikeouts. It’s been a disappointing season for the 26-year-old right-hander. He’ll take a 4.93 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, and a 51/13 K/BB ratio across 45 2/3 innings into a start against the Rockies in Los Angeles next Tuesday.

The two runs came on a fluky inside-the-park homer from Jung Hoo Lee. That Sheehan racked up 19 whiffs and allowed just two hard-hit balls tonight makes this easily his second most impressive performance of 2026, behind only his 10-strikeout game against the Cubs. It’s still an issue that he just can’t maintain his best velocity for more than an inning or two, but as long as the Dodgers keep starting him, he’ll probably be worth using in mixed leagues. He’ll make his next start Wednesday versus the Padres.

Sheehan was lifted from a 1-1 game, but if he had finished the fifth (and everything else had worked out the same), he could have gotten the win with the Dodgers going ahead in the bottom of the inning. Still, if Sheehan wants to pitch deeper into games, he needs to be a better job of maintaining his stuff. By inning tonight, his fastball averaged: 96.1 mph, 94.4 mph, 94.8 mph, 92.4 mph and 93.1 mph. It’s the kind of thing that makes one wonder if his future is in the pen. He’ll take a 4.79 ERA into his next start, presumably Thursday against the Giants.