LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Dalton Rushing’s grand slam in the eighth inning broke open a close game Wednesday, propelling the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-2 victory over the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium.

The Dodgers led 3-1 before Rushing cleared the bases with his blast to center off reliever Kyle Hurt, who allowed one earned run over one inning. Shohei Ohtani earned the win, improving to 2-0, while Mets starter Clay Holmes took the loss.

Hyeseong Kim hit a two-run homer in the second for Los Angeles. The Dodgers finished with 12 hits. The Mets managed just five hits and scored single runs in the fifth and ninth. Attendance was 50,909. The Dodgers improved to 14-4, and the Mets fell to 7-12.