For the first time in 35 games, the Los Angeles Dodgers have dropped two consecutive contests as the Baltimore Orioles pummeled Los Angeles on Father's Day by a lopsided 12-1 final. 

This game started with the inefficiency of the pitching from the Dodgers, with Emmet Sheehan taking the mound for his 14th start of 2026. Heading into this one, Sheehan had been scuffling on the rubber and looked to bounce back from his last start in which he earned the loss against the Chicago White Sox on June 14. 

On the other hand, the Orioles have had their recent struggles, too. Baltimore ranks 20th in all of baseball in team batting average (.240) and 21st in team ERA (4.47). 

They did not play as their numbers suggest on Sunday as Orioles hitters accumulated 15 hits and scored 12 runs. That is the most runs they've scored all season. 

Baltimore scored the first four runs of their offensive brigade against Sheehan through the first three innings. 

Making Sheehan work into deep counts and running up the right-handers' pitch count worked out well for the Orioles. Long balls from Taylor Ward and Colton Cowser were the nails in the coffin for Sheehan. 

"I think just execution was really bad," Sheehan said following his shoddy start. "At this point, my coaches, teammates, the fans, they all deserve better than what I am putting out there right now. Yeah, I could tell you that I am giving 100%, that's never going to change."  

Sheehan was unable to get past the fourth inning with a final line score of 3.1 innings pitched and six earned runs given up on eight hits, which ballooned his ERA to 5.32. 

From there, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts sent out five relievers — including sending out Miguel Rojas in the ninth inning — to get through the massacre. 

The Orioles scored at least one run in six of the nine innings played at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. 

Baltimore hit four home runs and their leading man in the lineup was Cowser, who went 3-for-5 and drove in four. 

With the loss, Los Angeles drops to a 49-29 record — still 20 games above .500 — and holds a 9.5-game lead over the San Diego Padres in the National League West Division with the calendar nearing July. 

The Dodgers will put this one in the rearview mirror with a lengthy nine-game road trip on the horizon for the club. Their road trip begins with a three-game set against the Minnesota Twins beginning on Monday. 

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