Shohei Ohtani struck out eight batters on the mound and tallied two hits and an RBI at the plate to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.

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Mookie Betts went 3-for-4 with a double and a solo home run for Los Angeles, which completed a three-game road sweep against the Twins. Max Muncy finished 2-for-4 and drove in a run.

Ryan Kreidler had two RBIs to lead Minnesota at the plate. Victor Caratini and Tristan Gray finished with two hits apiece.

Ohtani (8-2) showcased his two-way skills in the win. The right-hander limited the Twins to three runs (two earned) on five hits over six innings, walking two and striking out eight. Even though he recorded a quality start, his ERA slightly increased to 1.58.

Twins right-hander Joe Ryan (5-4) gave up four runs on eight hits in six innings. He walked one and struck out nine.

The Dodgers started the scoring in the top of the second inning. Betts batted leadoff and worked the count full before belting a solo homer to left-center field.

The Twins grabbed a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the second.

Caratini, Brooks Lee, and Gray each singled to load the bases with one out for Kreidler. Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing gave up a passed ball that allowed Caratini to score and the other runners to move over to second and third.

Moments later, Kreidler delivered a two-run single to center.

The Dodgers regrouped with three runs in the top of the third to regain a 4-3 lead.

Ohtani helped himself at the plate to open the scoring in the third. He ripped an RBI single to center to slice the Dodgers’ deficit to 3-2.

Four batters later, Los Angeles evened the score at 3 on Muncy’s RBI single to right. Alex Call followed up with a go-ahead sacrifice fly that scored Freddie Freeman.

Twins slugger Byron Buxton had an opportunity as the go-ahead run at the plate in the bottom of the ninth, but he struck out to end the game.

Ryan O’Hearn’s 3 doubles, 3 RBIs spark Pirates’
blowout of Mariners

Ryan O’Hearn went 4-for-5 with three doubles and three RBIs and Braxton Ashcraft struck out 10 in six solid innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates trounced the visiting Seattle Mariners 11-1 on Wednesday.

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Endy Rodriguez added a two-run double and an RBI single for the Pirates, who evened the three-game interleague series at a game apiece.

Ashcraft (7-3), who won for the sixth time in his past seven decisions, allowed one run on five hits and no walks. The right-hander finished one shy of his career-high strikeout total, set May 31 against the Minnesota Twins.

Carmen Mlodzinski pitched three scoreless innings of relief for his second save.

The Mariners opened the scoring in the first inning. J.P. Crawford hit a leadoff single to center, and Cal Raleigh followed with a liner off the glove of first baseman Spencer Horwitz to send Crawford to third. Julio Rodriguez grounded a run-scoring single to left to make it 1-0.

Seattle nearly had a bigger inning as, with two on and one out, Randy Arozarena hit a drive down the right field line that required a crew-chief review to determine whether it was a home run or foul ball. It was ruled foul, and Arozarena eventually struck out.

The Pirates put a runner on base in each of the first three innings against Seattle starter Bryan Woo (6-6), though none of those was via a hit — two walks and an error.

Pittsburgh broke through in the fourth, scoring five runs.

Bryan Reynolds lined a leadoff single to center, and after Nick Gonzales grounded into a forceout, O’Hearn hit a ground-rule double down the left field line. Endy Rodriguez hit a two-run double into the gap in right-center before Tyler Callihan tripled to right, scoring another run.

Jake Mangum grounded a run-scoring single to left, and pinch hitter Esmerlyn Valdez singled high off the wall in center field to make it 5-1.

Woo went four innings and allowed five runs on six hits while losing his fourth straight road start. The right-hander walked two and struck out four.

The Pirates pulled away with four more runs in the seventh off reliever Nick Davila. Brandon Lowe singled, Reynolds walked and Gonzales singled to load the bases with no outs. O’Hearn doubled to right to bring home two runs, and Endy Rodriguez singled in another. Callihan’s sacrifice fly extended the lead to 9-1.

Pittsburgh added two more runs in the eighth on doubles by Valdez, Reynolds and O’Hearn.

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