Freeman homers, Ohtani triples as Dodgers edge Diamondbacks

PHOENIX (Interstat) — Freddie Freeman homered and drove in two runs, Shohei Ohtani had two hits including a triple with two RBIs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers held off the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Tuesday at Chase Field.

The Dodgers opened with two runs in the first, Freeman’s home run scoring Ohtani, then added two more in the second on Ohtani’s triple. After Arizona got one in the third on a sacrifice fly and another in the fifth, Los Angeles made it 6-2 in the seventh on a sacrifice fly and a single by Mookie Betts. The Diamondbacks rallied for three in the bottom half, capped by a bases-loaded walk, but Tanner Scott closed for his sixth save.

Blake Treinen (2-1) got the win with one-third of an inning. Michael Soroka (7-3) took the loss, allowing four earned runs in six innings. Eric Lauer struck out one over 4 2/3 innings for Los Angeles. Corbin Carroll homered for Arizona.

The Dodgers improved to 39-22; the Diamondbacks fell to 32-28. Attendance was 32,829. Time of game was 3:07.