Dodgers Ride Yamamoto’s Arm to Series Win Over Blue Jays

TORONTO (Interstat) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered six strong innings and Alex Freeland had three hits as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.

Yamamoto allowed one run on five hits while striking out six to earn the win. The Dodgers scored twice in the third inning on an RBI single by Shohei Ohtani and a run-scoring force out from Will Smith. Freeland added an RBI single in the fifth.

Toronto’s lone run came on a George Springer double in the sixth. Kevin Gausman took the loss for the Blue Jays, yielding three runs over 5 1/3 innings. Edwin Díaz struck out three in the ninth for his fourth save.

The announced attendance was 40,971. The Dodgers improved to 9-2, while the Blue Jays fell to 4-7.