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Dodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal will miss "a couple days" due to personal reasons, as announced by manager Dave Roberts. In his absence, the team has called up Emmet Sheehan from triple-A to bolster their pitching rotation for the series finale against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Despite Saturday’s subpar performance where Skubal gave up four runs in five innings, he still boasts a 4-2 record and a 2.95 ERA since joining the Dodgers via trade in August.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-21,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
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.
Written for “Dodgers Baseball Updates” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
Dodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal is going on the bereavement list, manager Dave Roberts announced on Sunday.
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Roberts → go → Sunday
The move came a day after Skubal suffered his worst start with the Dodgers, giving up four runs in five innings in Saturday’s 10-4 win over the San Francisco Giants.
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Skubal → come → Giants
In his absence, Emmet Sheehan was called up from triple-A, returning in hopes of building off back-to-back strong starts earlier this month.
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Sheehan → call → starts
He will follow opener Jack Dreyer on Sunday as the bulk pitcher for the Dodgers’ series finale with the Giants.
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He → follow → Giants
Roberts said Skubal would be away from the Dodgers for “a couple days.”
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Skubal → say → days
Skubal is a contender to be the Dodgers’ Game 1 starter in the playoffs, after being acquired in a blockbuster deal at the trade deadline in August.
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Skubal → acquire → August
Even after Saturday’s setback, in which he allowed eight hits and bemoaned his lack of fastball command, the left-hander is 4-2 with a 2.95 ERA in nine starts with the Dodgers this season.
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hander → allow → Dodgers
The two-time Cy Young Award winner will anchor a postseason rotation also expected to include Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell (assuming he continues to recover from his recent groin injury).
asserted
he → anchor → injury
The Dodgers also freshened up their bullpen on Sunday, swapping out right-handers was calling up Kyle Hurt and optioning Seth Halvorsen.
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Dodgers → freshen → Halvorsen
The team enters Sunday with the chance to not only sweep the Giants, but further lower their current magic number of four to secure a first-round bye in the playoffs.
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team → enter → playoffs
They enter play on Sunday four games ahead of the Atlanta Braves for the No. 2 seed in the National League.
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They → enter → League
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