LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched eight innings of two-hit ball and Shohei Ohtani homered as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Los Angeles Angels 9-2 on Saturday at Dodger Stadium in front of 53,448 fans.

The Dodgers erupted for nine runs in the first inning. Andy Pages hit a two-run homer, and Ryan Ward doubled in two runs. A throwing error by shortstop Zach Neto allowed three more runs to score, and Ohtani capped the outburst with a two-run shot. The Angels scored once in the top of the first on Oswald Peraza’s triple and added a run in the ninth on a Neto homer.

Yamamoto (6-4) struck out four, walked none and allowed one earned run. Jack Kochanowicz (2-5) took the loss. Samy Natera Jr. and Ryan Zeferjahn each threw two scoreless innings for the Angels.

The Dodgers improved to 42-23, while the Angels fell to 24-41. The game lasted 2 hours, 24 minutes. It was the second straight victory in the Freeway Series for Los Angeles’ National League club.