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Los Angeles Dodgers Rookie Rolls Again and Makes Insane Pitching History

Originally posted on FanNation Fastball | By Brady Farkas | Last updated 6/24/23

After throwing six no-hit innings in his major league debut, Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Emmet Sheehan delivered another gem in his encore performance.

Pitching against the Houston Astros in a rematch of the 2017 World Series, Sheehan went six strong innings, surrendering two runs on three hits while striking out four. The Dodgers won the game, 3-2.

With the effort, Sheehan made baseball history.

Per @OptaSTATS on Twitter:

Emmet Sheehan of the @Dodgers is the only MLB pitcher in the modern era to pitch at least a dozen innings and allow no more than 3 hits over his first 2 career appearances.

Considering the modern era refers to anything after 1901, that's simply amazing. He pairs with rookie Bobby Miller to make one of the more exciting young pitching combos in baseball right now.

He's now 1-0 on the season with a 1.50 ERA in those 12 innings. Sheehan is the eighth-ranked prospect in the organization.

The win moved the Dodgers to 42-33 on the season. They are currently in third place in the National League West, 3.0 games behind the first-place Diamondbacks and 0.5 games behind the second-place Giants.

They are currently holding the No. 2 spot in the National League Wild Card race.

The Dodgers and Astros will play again on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. ET. Miller (3-1, 2.83 ERA) will pitch against Astros youngster Ronel Blanco (1-0, 4.66 ERA).

Houston is 41-35 and in second place in the American League West. They also currently own the second spot in the wild card race.

This article first appeared on FanNation Fastball and was syndicated with permission.

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