Just about everything worked for the Dodgers to open their homestand on Monday night, with Andy Pages hitting two of the team’s three home runs in 7-0 win. But the last number there was notable, too.

Emmet Sheehan struck out at least one batter in each of his career-high seven innings, with 10 in total. It was the 12th start of seven innings by a Dodgers pitcher this season. Only three of them also included double-digit strikeouts. Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings on April 18 in Texas, and Tyler Glasnow fanned 12 with one run allowed in seven innings against the Twins on July 23.

But Sheehan on Monday allowed only two hits and a walk, giving him a game score of 82, tied for the highest by a Dodgers pitcher this season.

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