LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night at Dodger Stadium.

The game, played before 46,850 fans, lasted 2 hours, 30 minutes and featured a classic pitchers’ duel that remained scoreless until Freeman’s decisive blast. The win extended the Dodgers’ winning streak against their crosstown rivals to four games, including a three-game sweep in Anaheim from May 15-17.

Neither team could generate sustained offense through the first eight innings. The Angels, who fell to 24-40, managed only three hits — a double by Nick Madrigal in the fifth inning, a single by Zach Neto in the sixth and a single by Jo Adell in the ninth. The Dodgers also collected three hits, but their only run came on Freeman’s homer.

The most important moment occurred in the bottom of the ninth with the game still tied 0-0. Freeman stepped to the plate against Angels reliever Kirby Yates, who had entered the game in the eighth inning. On the first pitch, Freeman launched a fly ball to center field that cleared the wall for his 10th home run of the season, giving the Dodgers a 1-0 walk-off victory. The home run scored the game’s only run and handed Yates his second loss of the season against no wins.

Blake Treinen earned the win for the Dodgers, pitching one-third of an inning in the top of the ninth. Treinen, who improved to 3-1, recorded no hits, no runs and no strikeouts in his brief appearance. Yates took the loss, falling to 0-2 after allowing one run on one hit in his inning of work.

The Dodgers’ pitching staff combined to hold the Angels scoreless despite issuing three walks and hitting one batter. Starter Roki Sasaki worked five innings, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out six. The bullpen followed with four scoreless innings from four relievers. Edgardo Henriquez struck out three in a perfect seventh inning. Tanner Scott allowed a hit but struck out one in two-thirds of an inning in the eighth before Treinen finished the ninth.

Freeman was the offensive star for the Dodgers, going 2-for-3 with the home run and the RBI. He also walked in the first inning but was stranded. The rest of the Dodgers lineup combined for one hit — a single by Andy Pages in the sixth inning. Shohei Ohtani, the designated hitter, went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. Kyle Tucker went 0-for-3 with a strikeout. Alex Call went 0-for-3. Miguel Rojas went 0-for-2. Santiago Espinal went 0-for-2. Max Muncy, who pinch-hit in the eighth, struck out in his only at-bat.

For the Angels, the offense could not capitalize on its few opportunities. Madrigal’s double in the fifth inning was the only extra-base hit of the game for either team. He was left stranded as Logan O’Hoppe grounded out and Adam Frazier struck out to end the inning. In the sixth, Neto singled with one out, but Mike Trout and Wade Meckler both struck out to end the threat. In the ninth, Adell singled with one out, but Donovan Walton sacrificed him to second and Oswald Peraza grounded out to end the inning.

The Angels struck out 15 times in the game, with Trout striking out four times. Meckler struck out three times. O’Hoppe struck out twice. The Dodgers struck out 10 times.

Defensively, both teams played clean games with no errors. The Angels challenged two calls on the field and won both — a play at first base in the second inning and a pitch result in the third. The Dodgers challenged one play at first base in the third inning and won.

The game was the opener of a three-game series between the two Los Angeles franchises. The Angels had won two of their previous three games entering the contest, including an 11-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. The Dodgers had lost 3-2 at Arizona on Thursday after winning their previous three games.

The teams will play again Saturday and Sunday at Dodger Stadium before the Angels return home to face the Houston Astros and the Dodgers travel to Pittsburgh to face the Pirates.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of 7-5 in favor of the Dodgers. Interstat’s ELO system had projected the Dodgers with a 77.60 percent probability to win. The Dodgers had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 1 went over the over-under line of 8.5.