The Dodgers hope to leave the opponents' big innings behind on the road, ending their six-game trip with another loss to the White Sox.

Today, the Los Angeles Dodgers maintained their lead for the first five and a half innings, despite the advantage never feeling completely comfortable. However, the situation took a drastic turn in the sixth inning.

Emmet Sheehan cruised through the first two rotations against the Chicago White Sox lineup, but in the sixth inning he surrendered a home run, a single, and an RBI double, leading to an early exit. Jack Dreyer took over but couldn't stop the onslaught, allowing back-to-back two-run homers. Before the White Sox recorded a single out in the sixth, they had scored six runs, flipping the game entirely. The Dodgers managed one run in each of the final three innings, but it wasn't enough as they fell 4–6 at Rate Field in Chicago, also losing the weekend series against the White Sox.

Freddie Freeman launched a solo home run in the first inning, giving Sheehan a lead to work with. The 26-year-old right-hander held strong through five frames, striking out eight and allowing only three baserunners. The collapse in the sixth began when Sheehan threw a fastball high in the strike zone, and Sam Antonacci hammered it. Miguel Vargas singled on a full count and stole second. Sheehan fell behind Andrew Benintendi 1-2 before the latter drove Vargas home.

"I need to look more closely," Sheehan said, "but I feel I executed pretty well. The ball felt good. They just put some good swings on it." After Sheehan departed, Colson Montgomery and Chase Meidroth became the fourth and fifth hitters to take Dreyer deep since he returned from the injured list with left shoulder inflammation. Dreyer had allowed only four home runs in his entire rookie season last year.

"I think they just got some fastballs, and maybe he didn't mix his pitches as well as he could have if he had another chance," said Danny Lehmann, the bench coach who served as acting manager for the day while manager Dave Roberts attended his daughter's college graduation.

The Dodgers' pitching staff has arguably been the team's biggest strength this season, allowing a league-low 245 runs. But over the past week, they've been the victims of several big innings. In their last seven games, opponents have scored five or more runs in a single inning four times. The Angels had a six-run seventh at Dodger Stadium on June 7. The Pirates put up a five-run eighth at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Thursday. And the White Sox did it twice this weekend: a seven-run fifth on Saturday and a six-run inning on Monday.

"Particularly the bullpen, I think it's about throwing strikes—maybe a few more walks than we've seen in the last six weeks or so, because they've been really, really good," Lehmann said. "We've obviously been hurt by home runs in Pittsburgh and tonight. But overall, it's about throwing strikes, getting ahead in counts, and doing what they're supposed to do."

Meanwhile, the Dodgers' offense has been inconsistent in clutch situations. Los Angeles ranks second in MLB with 386 total runs scored this season, but sometimes they fail to capitalize on opportunities. Today, they went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on base, including the bases loaded with one out in the final inning.

The Dodgers didn't completely give up after falling into a five-run hole. They got one back in the seventh on a sacrifice fly from Alex Freeland. Mookie Betts hit a solo home run in the eighth, marking the first time his batting average has climbed above .200 since March 27. Freeland added an RBI double in the ninth, but that was the extent of the comeback.

"When you see innings of seven, five, four, six runs—those are tough to overcome," Roberts said after Friday's loss. "When you give up one, two, three runs and keep things contained, you give yourself a chance to win. Even with a great offense, it's too hard to absorb innings like that."

After finishing the trip to Pittsburgh and Chicago with a 3-3 record, the Dodgers hope to leave the nightmares of letting opponents have big innings behind them on the road.