LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched into the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers erupted for runs in six consecutive innings to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1 on Sunday evening at Dodger Stadium.

Yamamoto, who improved to 5-4, allowed one run on five hits over five and two-thirds innings. He struck out nine and walked two. Andrew Painter took the loss for Philadelphia, falling to 1-6 after surrendering six runs on eight hits in four and two-thirds innings.

The Dodgers won for the seventh time in their last eight games, improving to 38-21. The Phillies dropped to 30-29.

Los Angeles grabbed the lead in the second inning. Max Muncy singled and scored on a double by Alex Freeland to tie the game 1-1. The Dodgers never trailed after that.

The pivotal sequence came in the fourth inning. Ryan Ward led off with a solo home run to right field, his first of the season, putting Los Angeles ahead 3-1. Two batters later, Freeland connected for a two-run homer to right, his third of the year, extending the lead to 4-1.

The Dodgers added two more runs in the fifth. Mookie Betts drew a walk and Kyle Tucker doubled. After a groundout, Alex Call lined a two-run single to left, scoring Betts and Tucker for a 6-1 advantage.

Los Angeles continued to pad its lead. Freddie Freeman delivered a sacrifice fly in the sixth, scoring Andy Pages, who had tripled. Max Muncy led off the seventh with a solo home run, his 14th, making it 8-1. Freeman added another sacrifice fly in the eighth to plate Freeland, who had walked.

Philadelphia’s only run came in the ninth when Bryson Stott hit a solo home run to center field, his sixth of the season. The Phillies managed just five hits in the game.

Offensively, the Dodgers collected 13 hits. Freeland finished 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and two RBIs. Muncy went 2-for-4 with a homer and an RBI. Tucker was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Call, batting as a pinch hitter in the fifth and remaining in left field, went 1-for-2 with two RBIs. Shohei Ohtani had two hits in five at-bats.

Will Klein and Edgardo Henriquez each worked scoreless relief for the Dodgers. Klein pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing no hits. Henriquez tossed a perfect eighth inning with one strikeout.

The Dodgers used two sacrifice flies, both by Freeman, to help produce runs.

Attendance was 50,677 at Dodger Stadium. The game lasted 3 hours, 5 minutes.

Los Angeles travels to Arizona for a four-game series beginning Monday. Philadelphia returns home to face San Diego on Tuesday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6. Interstat’s ELO system had given the Dodgers a 63.70 percent probability to win. Los Angeles had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5 runs. The total score of 10 went under the over-under line of 9.