Dodgers Edge Diamondbacks Late to Remain Perfect

It was ring night at Dodger Stadium for the defending back-to-back World Series champions. And the Los Angeles Dodgers had plenty to celebrate, too, in a 5-4 win on Friday night over the  Arizona Diamondbacks . The ring celebration was theatrical, with members of the 2025 World Series-winning Los Angeles Dodgers each receiving their hardware for the first time.

To make matters even more special and unforgettable, future first ballot Hall-of-Famer Clayton Kershaw, threw out the ceremonial first pitch and was later presented his ring by his former teammates. There were a handful of players that repped Dodger Blue that were unable to receive World Series rings, but they turned out to be the ones who contributed the most. Looking ahead to the game, the Dodgers were looking to remain perfect and secure the series win over the Right-hander Emmet Sheehan took the mound for the Dodgers and was unable to complete four innings.

His final line score read 3 1/3 innings, allowing four earned runs on five hits while striking out six. Manager Dave Roberts spoke on the difficult Spring that Sheehan said, nailing the troubles down to mechanical issues. It looked as though that was the case Friday night with every time Sheehan completed an inning, his velocity seemed to dip down.

Arizona was able to work the right-hander into long counts. Emmet Sheehan had issues maintaining his stuff and command in spring, something they attributed to some mechanical stuff he was working through. Related: here is Sheehan's fastball velocity by inning tonight.