LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Shohei Ohtani delivered a dominant six-inning start on the mound and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ offense methodically broke through late, defeating the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.

A crowd of 53,614 watched the Dodgers improve to 4-1, while the Guardians fell to .500 at 3-3. The game, which lasted 2 hours and 54 minutes, saw the Dodgers outperform statistical projections that had forecast a high-scoring affair, instead relying on pitching and timely hitting to secure the series-tying victory.

The most important part of the game was Ohtani’s command of the mound, which set an oppressive tone and allowed the Dodgers to play from ahead. The two-way star, coming off an 0-for-4 performance at the plate in Monday’s loss to Cleveland, shifted his impact entirely to pitching. He held the Guardians to one hit—a fourth-inning double by Rhys Hoskins—while walking two and striking out six over six scoreless innings. He efficiently neutralized a Cleveland lineup that had produced four runs against Dodgers pitching just a day earlier.

Ohtani earned his first win of the season, improving to 1-0. His performance was supported by three relievers who combined to allow one unearned run over the final three frames.

Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee matched Ohtani through three innings but faltered in the fourth. Bibee, who took the loss to fall to 0-1, allowed four hits and one earned run over four innings, striking out four. The Dodgers broke a scoreless tie in that fourth inning. Will Smith and Teoscar Hernández hit consecutive singles, and Andy Pages drove in Smith with a line-drive single to right field.

The Dodgers extended their lead to 2-0 in the sixth inning against Cleveland reliever Kolby Allard. Max Muncy led off the frame by launching a solo home run, his first of the season, deep to right field.

Los Angeles put the game out of reach with a two-run eighth inning against Guardians reliever Matt Festa. Freddie Freeman led off with a single, advanced to third on a single by Muncy, and scored on another RBI single from Hernández. Pages followed with his second run-scoring single of the night, plating Muncy to give the Dodgers a 4-0 cushion.

Cleveland’s offense, stifled all night, mustered only two hits. They avoided the shutout with a run in the ninth against Dodgers closer Edwin Díaz. Kyle Manzardo was hit by a pitch, Hoskins walked, and Brayan Rocchio delivered an RBI single to score Manzardo. Díaz, however, struck out the next two batters to end the game, securing his first save.

Beyond Ohtani, the Dodgers received key offensive contributions from Pages, who went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and Muncy, who was 2-for-3 with the home run and two runs scored. Hernández also added two hits and an RBI.

For Cleveland, Allard provided 2 2/3 innings of relief with five strikeouts, but the Guardians’ bats never threatened until the final inning. They went 1-for-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

The victory gave the Dodgers a measure of revenge after a 4-2 loss to Cleveland on Monday. The two teams conclude their three-game series Wednesday afternoon.

According to pregame projections from Interstat, the Dodgers had a 66.9% probability to win, though the final score of 4-1 fell well under the simulator’s predicted 7-6 outcome. The combined five runs went under the posted over/under line of 8.

Following Wednesday’s finale, the Guardians return home to open a series against the Chicago Cubs on Friday. The Dodgers embark on a six-game road trip, beginning Friday in Washington against the Nationals.