"Half-full duffle bags littered the floor of the Dodger clubhouse Sunday morning while a neat line of suitcases stood just outside the locker room door. Sunday's 3-1 matinee loss to the San Francisco Giants, a game which featured another late-inning bullpen meltdown, was the last chance to see the Dodgers at home during the regular season and 46,601 brought tickets to celebrate the occasion, pushing the team's attendance over 4 million for the first time."
"They missed a chance to move a big step closer Sunday when they wasted another brilliant performance from right-hander Emmet Sheehan, who held the Giants to a hit over seven innings, retiring 15 in a row at one point. Sheehan, who didn't allow a runner after hitting Andrew Knizner to open the third, matched a career-high with 10 strikeouts. But for the third time in four appearances that wasn't good enough to get the"
Forty-six thousand six hundred one fans attended the last regular-season home game, pushing Dodgers' attendance over 4 million for the first time. The team and fans expect to return to Dodger Stadium for National League playoff games next week. Clayton Kershaw told the crowd the club will see them at the end of October. The Dodgers enter their final six regular-season games with a magic number of three to clinch the West Division. The bullpen produced another late-inning meltdown Sunday. Starter Emmet Sheehan allowed one hit over seven innings, retired 15 in a row at one point, and matched a career-high with 10 strikeouts, but did not earn the win.
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