LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Shohei Ohtani’s solo home run in the sixth inning stood as the only run of a taut pitcher’s duel Tuesday night, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Dodger Stadium.

Justin Wrobleski earned the win for the Dodgers, tossing six shutout innings while allowing three hits and striking out eight. He improved to 8-2 on the season. Drew Rasmussen took the loss for Tampa Bay, falling to 6-3 after surrendering the one run on six hits over six innings, striking out five and walking none.

Tanner Scott collected his ninth save with a perfect ninth inning, striking out two.

The game was a brisk affair, lasting just 1 hour 52 minutes in front of an announced crowd of 49,070.

The Dodgers’ victory improved their record to 47-27, while the Rays dropped to 41-29.

Ohtani’s blast, his 15th homer of the season, came on a 1-2 pitch from Rasmussen leading off the bottom of the sixth. The ball sailed over the center-field wall, breaking a scoreless tie and proving decisive in a game dominated by pitching.

Before that moment, both teams had struggled to generate offense. Tampa Bay managed only three hits in the game, all singles. Yandy Díaz singled twice, once in the third and again in the sixth, but both times he was left stranded. Austin Slater singled in the fourth but the Rays could not advance him.

The Dodgers had six hits, with Freddie Freeman collecting two singles and Andy Pages and Kyle Tucker each adding one. Ryan Ward also singled in the second, but the Rays’ defense and Rasmussen’s poise kept Los Angeles off the board until Ohtani’s swing.

Tampa Bay had a chance in the seventh when Junior Caminero drew a two-out walk, but Ben Williamson grounded into an inning-ending double play. The Rays put two runners on in the sixth after Díaz’s single, but Jonathan Aranda grounded into a forceout to end the threat.

The Dodgers nearly scored in the second inning. Kyle Tucker singled, Ryan Ward singled to put runners at first and third with one out, but Alex Freeland hit a fielder’s choice that cut down Tucker at the plate. Chuckie Robinson then grounded into a forceout to end the inning.

Rasmussen pitched efficiently, allowing only one extra-base hit — Ohtani’s homer — and inducing a double play in the first inning. The Dodgers stranded five runners overall.

Wrobleski was sharp from the start, retiring the side in order in the first two innings. He allowed consecutive two-out singles in the third, but struck out Díaz to end the threat. In the fourth, a leadoff single by Slater went nowhere as Wrobleski struck out Aranda and got Caminero and Vilade to ground out.

The game featured strong defensive plays, including a double play turned by the Rays in the first when Mookie Betts grounded to third baseman Junior Caminero, who forced out Andy Pages and then threw to first to double up Betts. The Rays also turned a double play in the seventh on Ben Williamson’s grounder.

For the Dodgers, Max Muncy went 0 for 3, Chuckie Robinson 0 for 3, Alex Freeland 0 for 3, and Mookie Betts 0 for 3. Kyle Hurt pitched a scoreless eighth inning with one strikeout.

The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Rays, who had won three of four entering Tuesday. The Dodgers had dropped two of their previous three games.

The two teams continue the two-game interleague series Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. Tampa Bay returns home to face Washington on Friday, while the Dodgers host Baltimore on Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Tampa Bay Rays 5. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Dodgers a 66.60 percent probability to win. Los Angeles was 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.