LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Shohei Ohtani worked six innings and Freddie Freeman delivered a two-run homer in the sixth to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-4 comeback win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers (48-27) swept the three-game interleague series. Ohtani (7-2) allowed four runs on seven hits while striking out five. Kevin Kelly (4-3) took the loss, giving up two runs in 1 2/3 innings. Tampa Bay (41-30) scored all four of its runs in the top of the fifth. Yandy Diaz and Richie Palacios each had an RBI single, Jonathan Aranda scored on a forceout and Taylor Walls lifted a sacrifice fly. The Rays managed eight hits. Los Angeles answered with two runs in the fourth on RBI singles from Alex Call and Alex Freeland. Kyle Tucker walked with the bases loaded in the fifth to make it 4-3. Freeman’s homer to center in the sixth, scoring Andy Pages and Miguel Rojas, gave the Dodgers the lead. The Dodgers’ bullpen held Tampa Bay scoreless over the final four innings. Alex Vesia pitched a perfect ninth for his third save. Attendance was 50,705. Game time was 2:49. The Dodgers outhit the Rays 9-8.

LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Shohei Ohtani pitched seven strong innings and Freddie Freeman delivered a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. The win before a crowd of 50,705 in 2 hours, 49 minutes gave the Dodgers a three-game sweep of the interleague series and improved their record to 48-27. The Rays fell to 41-30. Ohtani (7-2) allowed four runs on eight hits over seven innings, striking out four and walking two. He surrendered a four-run fifth that erased a 2-0 Dodgers lead but settled down to retire the final seven batters he faced before being lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh. Alex Vesia worked the ninth for his third save, striking out one and intentionally walking Yandy Díaz before escaping a bases-loaded jam. Kevin Kelly (4-3) took the loss for Tampa Bay, allowing two runs on three hits in 1 2/3 innings of relief. The decisive runs came in the bottom of the sixth when Freeman crushed a 1-0 pitch from Kelly deep to center field for his 12th home run, scoring Andy Pages, who had led off the inning with a double. The Dodgers grabbed a 2-0 lead against Rays starter Shane McClanahan in the fourth. McClanahan, who lasted 3 2/3 innings, allowed three hits and two earned runs while striking out three. Kyle Tucker’s groundout moved Mookie Betts to second after a leadoff walk, and Alex Call singled to left to score Betts for the game’s first run. Dalton Rushing walked, and Alex Freeland followed with a sharp single to left that plated Call. Tampa Bay responded emphatically in the top of the fifth, sending nine batters to the plate against Ohtani. Victor Mesa Jr. walked, and Hunter Feduccia doubled to put runners at second and third. Taylor Walls lifted a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Mesa. Yandy Díaz singled to center to drive in Feduccia, and Jonathan Aranda singled to left. Cedric Mullins then singled to load the bases, and Junior Caminero grounded into a forceout that scored Díaz. Richie Palacios capped the rally with a single to right that brought home Aranda, giving the Rays a 4-2 lead. The Dodgers answered in the bottom of the fifth. Freeman walked, and Betts singled. Miguel Rojas singled to load the bases, and Tucker walked to force in Freeman, cutting the deficit to 4-3. But Casey Legumina relieved McClanahan and induced a popout and a flyout to limit the damage. Then came Freeman’s blast in the sixth. After Pages doubled to left, Freeman sent Kelly’s offering over the fence, putting Los Angeles ahead 5-4. The Rays threatened in the ninth. Austin Slater walked, Ben Williamson flew out, and Walls popped out. With two outs, Vesia intentionally walked Díaz. Aranda then walked to load the bases, but Vesia struck out Mullins swinging to end the game. For Tampa Bay, Díaz had two hits and an RBI. Palacios drove in one run. Feduccia doubled and scored. Walls recorded an RBI on the sacrifice fly. McClanahan worked into the fourth before giving way to the bullpen. Legumina allowed one earned run in one-third of an inning. Cole Sulser pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings, and Garrett Cleavinger struck out one in a scoreless seventh. For the Dodgers, Freeman finished 1 for 3 with a walk, a home run and two RBIs. Call had two hits and an RBI. Freeland and Rojas each drove in a run. Betts walked twice and scored once. Pages doubled and scored on Freeman’s homer. The teams combined for 17 hits — nine by the Dodgers, eight by the Rays. Los Angeles left eight runners on base; Tampa Bay left 10. The Rays next return home to face the Washington Nationals in a three-game series beginning Friday. The Dodgers host the Baltimore Orioles for a three-game set starting Friday. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 5-4 final score in favor of the Dodgers. The ELO system gave Los Angeles a 66.90 percent probability to win. The Dodgers were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5, and the total of nine runs went under the over-under line of 7.5.

LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon at Dodger Stadium, looking to build on a one-game series lead after Monday’s 4-3 victory. First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. with clear skies and a game-time temperature of 78 degrees. The Dodgers (46-27) enter play with the best record in the National League, while the Rays (41-28) sit second in the American League East. Left-hander Shane McClanahan (6-4, 3.12 ERA) is scheduled to start for Tampa Bay. He has won three of his past four decisions, most recently allowing three earned runs over 5 1/3 innings in a no-decision against Boston on June 9. The Dodgers counter with lefty Eric Lauer (4-1, 3.12 ERA), who has won four consecutive starts. Lauer pitched six innings Monday against the Rays, allowing three earned runs on six hits while striking out four in a 4-3 win. The series opened Monday with Los Angeles edging Tampa Bay, 4-3. Kyle Tucker drove in three runs with a home run and two singles for the Dodgers. Nick Martinez, a key reliever for the Rays, took the loss after allowing three earned runs over 5 1/3 innings. Martinez has been inconsistent recently. Over his past five appearances, he has posted a 4.86 ERA while alternating wins and losses. His most recent outing Monday saw him strike out six but surrender the decisive runs. Lauer, meanwhile, has been steady. He has allowed three earned runs or fewer in each of his past four starts, with 14 strikeouts over 22 1/3 innings in that span. The Dodgers have won nine of their past 12 games. The Rays have split their past six. Wednesday marks the second of a three-game series. The teams play again Thursday before Tampa Bay returns home to face Washington on Friday. Los Angeles opens a three-game series against Baltimore on Friday. The Interstat game simulator projects a 5-4 Dodgers victory. The Dodgers are installed as minus-1.5 run-line favorites. The over/under is set at 7.5 total runs.