BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — Eric Lauer threw six hitless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Monday at Target Field. Lauer, improving to 3-5, struck out two and walked none, facing the minimum 18 batters. Tanner Scott earned his 10th save with a perfect ninth inning.

The Dodgers scored a run in the first on Shohei Ohtani’s solo home run and added another in the sixth. Ohtani finished 1-for-4 with the homer and an RBI. The Twins matched the first-inning run on Byron Buxton’s solo shot, his only hit in four at-bats.

Zebby Matthews (3-5) took the loss, allowing two runs on six hits over six innings with five strikeouts. The Dodgers outhit the Twins 9-3. Attendance was 35,244, and the game lasted 2 hours, 31 minutes. Los Angeles improved to 50-29, while Minnesota fell to 38-42.