MINNEAPOLIS (Interstat) — The Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 4-3 victory Wednesday night at Target Field in front of 39,853 in a game that lasted 2 hours, 42 minutes.

Shohei Ohtani earned the win for the Dodgers, improving to 8-2 on the season. Joe Ryan took the loss for the Twins, falling to 5-4. Tanner Scott recorded his 11th save of the season for Los Angeles.

The Dodgers improved to 52-29, while the Twins dropped to 38-44.

Los Angeles took the lead in the second inning when Mookie Betts led off with a solo home run, his ninth of the season, to left-center field. Max Muncy followed with a single, but the inning ended with the Dodgers holding a 1-0 lead.

The Twins answered in the bottom of the second inning. Victor Caratini led off with a single, and after Royce Lewis struck out, Brooks Lee singled. Tristan Gray then singled to load the bases. Ryan Kreidler delivered a two-run single to center field that scored Lee and Gray. Kreidler was thrown out trying to advance to second base on the play, but the Twins had tied the game 1-1 on the hit and taken a 2-1 lead on the play. The inning ended with the Twins leading 3-1 after a lineout and a strikeout.

The Dodgers regained the lead in the third inning. Alex Freeland led off with a double to center field. Ohtani followed with an infield single that scored Freeland, cutting the Twins lead to 3-2. After a strikeout, Freddie Freeman walked and Betts singled to load the bases. Muncy then singled to right field, scoring Ohtani and leaving the bases loaded for Alex Call, who drove in Freeman with a sacrifice fly to right field. The inning ended with the Dodgers leading 4-3.

The Dodgers threatened again in the fifth inning. Freeman singled, and Betts doubled, putting runners on second and third with one out. But Muncy struck out and Call lined out to end the inning.

The Twins had a chance to tie the game in the bottom of the fourth inning. Lee walked, and Gray doubled to put runners on second and third with two outs, but Kreidler grounded out to shortstop.

Ohtani struck out eight and allowed three runs on six hits over six innings.

Ryan allowed four runs on eight hits over six innings, striking out nine.

In the ninth inning, the Twins mounted a threat against Scott. Austin Martin singled as a pinch-hitter to lead off the inning, but Kreidler flied out, and Luke Keaschall and Byron Buxton struck out to end the game.

The Dodgers outhit the Twins 10-8.

For the Twins, Gray went 2-for-3 with a double. Lee went 1-for-2 with a walk. Kreidler went 1-for-4 with two RBIs. Lewis went 1-for-4. Martin went 1-for-1. Andrew Morris pitched one scoreless inning, allowing one hit. Anthony Banda pitched one scoreless inning, allowing one hit with two strikeouts. Yoendrys Gómez pitched one scoreless inning.

For the Dodgers, Betts went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and an RBI. Ohtani went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Freeman went 2-for-3 with a walk. Freeland went 1-for-4 with a double. Muncy went 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Minnesota Twins 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 5. Interstatl’s ELO system had projected L.A. Dodgers with a 66.60 percent probability to win. L.A. Dodgers had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 7 went over the over/under line of 7.5.