PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — The Los Angeles Dodgers erupted for 10 runs in the seventh inning Tuesday night, turning a tight game into a 12-3 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates before 30,646 at PNC Park.

The Dodgers improved to 43-24, while the Pirates fell to 34-33. The game lasted 3 hours, 16 minutes.

Will Klein (2-2) earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief. Wilber Dotel (1-1) took the loss after failing to record an out in the seventh, allowing five hits and five earned runs.

The Pirates struck first. Bryan Reynolds led off the bottom of the first with a solo homer to left, his seventh of the season. Ryan O’Hearn followed with a solo shot to right, his 10th, giving Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead.

Los Angeles answered in the second. Mookie Betts doubled, moved to third on a Max Muncy single and scored on a sacrifice fly by Kyle Tucker.

The Dodgers tied it in the sixth. Freddie Freeman doubled and advanced to third on a Betts groundout. Muncy then singled to right field, with the ball deflected by second baseman Brandon Lowe, scoring Freeman.

The seventh inning became the decisive frame. Dalton Rushing singled and Alex Freeland singled to put runners at the corners. Shohei Ohtani doubled to left-center, scoring Freeland. Andy Pages then crushed a two-run homer to left, his 15th, making it 5-2.

Freddie Freeman walked, Betts singled, and Muncy walked to load the bases. Tucker reached on a fielder’s choice, with Freeman scoring and Betts advancing to third on a throwing error by Lowe. Ryan Ward singled to right, scoring Betts and moving Muncy to third and Tucker to second. After Rushing struck out, Freeland walked to force in Muncy. Ohtani walked to force in Tucker. Pages then hit a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Ward. Freeman capped the rally with a single to center, scoring Freeland. By the time Betts lined out to end the inning, the Dodgers had sent 14 batters to the plate and scored 10 runs on eight hits, two walks and an error.

Pittsburgh added a run in the ninth. Reynolds doubled and scored on a single by Marcell Ozuna.

Dotel’s line was the most damaging: 0.0 innings, five hits, five earned runs. Brandon Lowe went 0 for 3, and Endy Rodríguez was 0 for 1 in a pinch-hit appearance. Reynolds finished 2 for 4 with a homer and an RBI. Jared Triolo went 1 for 2. Jake Mangum was 0 for 4. Dennis Santana threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings with one strikeout. Henry Davis went 0 for 2. Ozuna was 1 for 4 with an RBI. Nick Gonzales went 0 for 4.

The Dodgers outhit the Pirates 15-5.

Los Angeles entered the game after a 13-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Pittsburgh had lost 3-2 at Atlanta on Sunday.

The two teams meet again Wednesday in the second game of the series. The Dodgers then travel to Chicago to face the White Sox for three games, followed by a six-game homestand against Tampa Bay and Baltimore. The Pirates host the Dodgers again Thursday, then welcome Miami for a weekend series before a three-game road trip to and Colorado.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a 6-5 Dodgers victory. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Dodgers a 64.40 percent probability to win. Los Angeles was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The combined total of 15 runs went under the over-under line of 8.