LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Justin Wrobleski pitched six scoreless innings and Shohei Ohtani homered as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. Wrobleski allowed three hits and struck out five to improve to 8-2. Tanner Scott worked a perfect ninth for his ninth save. Drew Rasmussen took the loss despite striking out seven over seven innings, allowing six hits and one run. The game’s only run came in the sixth inning when Ohtani hit a solo home run. Freddie Freeman had two hits for the Dodgers, who improved to 47-27. The Rays managed just three hits and fell to 41-29. Time of game was 1:52 before a crowd of 49,070. The Dodgers won the opener of the two-game series 4-3 on Monday.

LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Shohei Ohtani’s solo home run in the sixth inning stood as the only run of a taut pitcher’s duel Tuesday night, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Dodger Stadium. Justin Wrobleski earned the win for the Dodgers, tossing six shutout innings while allowing three hits and striking out eight. He improved to 8-2 on the season. Drew Rasmussen took the loss for Tampa Bay, falling to 6-3 after surrendering the one run on six hits over six innings, striking out five and walking none. Tanner Scott collected his ninth save with a perfect ninth inning, striking out two. The game was a brisk affair, lasting just 1 hour 52 minutes in front of an announced crowd of 49,070. The Dodgers’ victory improved their record to 47-27, while the Rays dropped to 41-29. Ohtani’s blast, his 15th homer of the season, came on a 1-2 pitch from Rasmussen leading off the bottom of the sixth. The ball sailed over the center-field wall, breaking a scoreless tie and proving decisive in a game dominated by pitching. Before that moment, both teams had struggled to generate offense. Tampa Bay managed only three hits in the game, all singles. Yandy Díaz singled twice, once in the third and again in the sixth, but both times he was left stranded. Austin Slater singled in the fourth but the Rays could not advance him. The Dodgers had six hits, with Freddie Freeman collecting two singles and Andy Pages and Kyle Tucker each adding one. Ryan Ward also singled in the second, but the Rays’ defense and Rasmussen’s poise kept Los Angeles off the board until Ohtani’s swing. Tampa Bay had a chance in the seventh when Junior Caminero drew a two-out walk, but Ben Williamson grounded into an inning-ending double play. The Rays put two runners on in the sixth after Díaz’s single, but Jonathan Aranda grounded into a forceout to end the threat. The Dodgers nearly scored in the second inning. Kyle Tucker singled, Ryan Ward singled to put runners at first and third with one out, but Alex Freeland hit a fielder’s choice that cut down Tucker at the plate. Chuckie Robinson then grounded into a forceout to end the inning. Rasmussen pitched efficiently, allowing only one extra-base hit — Ohtani’s homer — and inducing a double play in the first inning. The Dodgers stranded five runners overall. Wrobleski was sharp from the start, retiring the side in order in the first two innings. He allowed consecutive two-out singles in the third, but struck out Díaz to end the threat. In the fourth, a leadoff single by Slater went nowhere as Wrobleski struck out Aranda and got Caminero and Vilade to ground out. The game featured strong defensive plays, including a double play turned by the Rays in the first when Mookie Betts grounded to third baseman Junior Caminero, who forced out Andy Pages and then threw to first to double up Betts. The Rays also turned a double play in the seventh on Ben Williamson’s grounder. For the Dodgers, Max Muncy went 0 for 3, Chuckie Robinson 0 for 3, Alex Freeland 0 for 3, and Mookie Betts 0 for 3. Kyle Hurt pitched a scoreless eighth inning with one strikeout. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Rays, who had won three of four entering Tuesday. The Dodgers had dropped two of their previous three games. The two teams continue the two-game interleague series Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. Tampa Bay returns home to face Washington on Friday, while the Dodgers host Baltimore on Friday. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Tampa Bay Rays 5. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Dodgers a 66.60 percent probability to win. Los Angeles was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 8.

LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium in a matchup of two of the top teams in the majors. The Dodgers (45-27) enter the game with the best record in the National League, while the Rays (41-27) are second in the American League East. Tuesday’s contest is the second of a three-game series after Monday’s scheduled opener was postponed. Tampa Bay will start left-hander Justin Wrobleski (7-2). The Dodgers will counter with right-hander Emmet Sheehan. Rays outfielder Victor Mesa Jr. is a player to watch. He went 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBI in an 8-3 win at the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Over his past 10 games, Mesa is batting .217 with one homer and three RBI. Dodgers right-hander Emmet Sheehan is also a key figure. He took the loss Sunday in a 6-4 defeat at the Chicago White Sox, allowing three earned runs on four hits over five innings with eight strikeouts. Sheehan has a 2-3 record in his past five starts with a 4.12 ERA. The Rays are coming off a series win against the Angels, taking two of three games in Anaheim. The Dodgers lost two of three at the White Sox. Los Angeles is projected as a -1.5 run favorite, according to Interstat’s game simulator, which forecasts a 6-5 Dodgers victory. The over/under is set at 8 runs. After Tuesday’s game, the two teams meet again Wednesday to conclude the series. The Rays then return home for a 10-game homestand against Washington, Kansas City and Arizona. The Dodgers host Baltimore for three games beginning Friday before traveling to Minnesota and San Diego.