LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kiké Hernández hit a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh inning, Emmet Sheehan did not give up a run in 5 1/3 innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Hernández jumped on the first pitch he saw from Sam Hentges (1-7), driving in Max Muncy to put the Dodgers ahead 2-1. Muncy pushed an insurance run across with a single in the eighth.
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San Francisco Giants' Jonah Cox, right, scores on a single by Victor Bericoto as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Hunter Feduccia kneels at the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Wilkinson throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jack Dreyer throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Tommy Edman gestures as he scores after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Kris Bubic (4-2) pitched 2/3 of an inning for the win, and Tanner Scott handled the ninth inning for his 23rd save.
Sheehan made the most of a bullpen game to strengthen his credentials for making the Dodgers’ postseason roster as a long reliever. He had nine strikeouts against one hit and one walk after taking over from Jack Dreyer in the second inning.
Matt Wilkinson allowed three hits and no walks while striking out six in five scoreless innings, but the Giants’ bullpen buckled. The 23-year-old left-hander was acquired as part of the trade that sent catcher Patrick Bailey to Cleveland in May.
Tommy Edman homered to right in the sixth inning to tie the game at 1, tagging reliever Carson Seymour for the 400-foot shot.
Jonah Cox drew a leadoff walk to help spot the Giants their 1-0 lead. Cox reached second on a bad pickoff attempt by Dreyer before stealing third, and Victor Bericoto’s single drove him home.
Giants: RHP Blade Tidwell (1-2, 4.56 ERA) starts in the opener of a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins on Monday night, facing RHP Bailey Ober (7-6, 4.32).
Dodgers: Manager Dave Roberts said there would be another bullpen game Tuesday night to start a three-game series against the San Diego Padres, who have yet to set their rotation.
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San Francisco Giants' Jonah Cox, right, scores on a single by Victor Bericoto as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Hunter Feduccia kneels at the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Wilkinson throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jack Dreyer throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Tommy Edman gestures as he scores after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
TORONTO (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday backed a proposal for Canada to become the European Union’s first associate member as he and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney moved to deepen strategic ties spanning space, defense, energy and business.
The leaders met in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, a French territory just off Newfoundland’s coast where France and Canada are separated by only a few kilometers (miles) — a striking setting for Canada’s accelerating turn toward Europe as relations with the United States deteriorate.
“We are very much in favor of that agenda of closer ties with the European Union, as an associate member of the Union, as the president said, and as a full-fledged member of the European community,” Macron said in French while standing alongside Carney.
“Only a few kilometers separate Canada and France at their closest point. Our values are even closer,” Carney said in French.
Carney said the countries will task their space agencies and defense ministries to develop and share infrastructure, including launch systems and ground-based reception facilities. They also agreed to expand cooperation in energy, telecommunications, climate resilience and economic development.
Macron’s endorsement comes days after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada the EU’s first associate member. Carney embraced the prospect and has argued that deeper ties with Europe would give Canada more alternatives and make it less vulnerable to economic coercion by any single country.
Trump’s tariffs, demands for economic concessions and repeated talk of making Canada the 51st U.S. state have accelerated that turn toward Europe.
Trump also recently posted a map on social media draping the U.S. flag across all of North America, including Canada and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.
Macron welcomed Carney on Sunday at the airport in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the French territory of about 5,800 people just off Newfoundland’s coast.
Macron also said that Sunday’s talks are part of broader efforts to help France secure oil and gas supplies as the Iran war disrupts global energy markets and raises fears of higher prices for fuel and other essentials.
“Canada is a country with significant resources of critical minerals and rare earths. It is also a major oil and natural gas producer,” Macron said. “What we want to do is conclude agreements to secure more liquefied natural gas that can be shipped to Europe’s Atlantic coast.”
The leaders discussed aerospace, energy, critical minerals and advanced technologies such as quantum computing, satellites and supercomputing, Carney’s office said in a statement.
Carney returned to Ottawa later Sunday to meet Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre for talks on defense, Arctic security, energy, critical minerals and emerging technologies before heading to New York on Monday for the U.N. General Assembly.
At a joint news conference with Støre, Carney rejected the idea that deeper ties with European allies should be seen as hostile to the United States, saying Canada is a better partner when it is “more independent or more resilient” and has stronger relationships around the world.
Sunday’s meeting also follows Trump’s announcement of a deal on Greenland that would expand the U.S. military presence there while keeping the island under Danish control. The agreement followed months of threats by Trump to seize the semiautonomous territory of a NATO ally.
Macron welcomed the agreement Saturday.
“Danish sovereignty is being respected, international law is being respected,” he said. “Anything that helps ease tensions is a good thing.”
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, looks to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as he delivers remarks in Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Sunday, Sept.20, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney embrace after delivering remarks in Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Sunday, Sept.20, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, leads Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to his plane after the leaders delivered remarks in Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Sunday, Sept.20, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, reacts to French President Emmanuel Macron as he delivers remarks in Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Sunday, Sept.20, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, takes a selfie with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney after delivering remarks in Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Sunday, Sept.20, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
