WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Tommy Edman drove in four runs with a home run and three singles, and Justin Wrobleski struck out 11 over seven innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Athletics 9-3 on Tuesday night at Sutter Health Park.

Edman finished 4 for 5 with a three-run homer in the third inning that broke open the game. He also singled in the seventh inning to drive in a run. The Dodgers, who have won five of their last six, improved to 56-30. The Athletics fell to 40-46.

Wrobleski allowed seven hits and three earned runs while walking one and striking out 11. He improved to 10-2. Jeffrey Springs took the loss, falling to 3-8 after allowing six runs on eight hits over four innings. He walked two and struck out two.

The Dodgers struck first in the top of the first inning. Andy Pages singled, Freddie Freeman walked after a successful challenge, and Mookie Betts singled to left field to score Pages. Teoscar Hernández then hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Freeman, giving the Dodgers a 2-0 lead.

The Athletics answered in the bottom of the first. Shea Langeliers singled, and Jonah Heim followed with a sharp single to right field that scored Langeliers, cutting the deficit to 2-1.

Los Angeles broke the game open in the third inning. Freeman led off with a double to left field. After two outs, Kyle Tucker walked. Edman then hit his first home run of the season, a three-run shot to center field, extending the lead to 5-1. Edman’s homer was the key blow, as the Dodgers never trailed again.

The Dodgers added a run in the sixth inning when Miguel Rojas led off with a home run to left-center field, his third of the season, making it 6-1.

The Athletics scored twice in the seventh inning. Joey Meneses singled, and Colby Thomas hit a two-run homer to left-center field, his fourth of the season, cutting the deficit to 6-3.

Los Angeles answered immediately in the top of the seventh. Betts doubled, Hernández walked, and after a lineout, Edman singled to left field to score Betts. Rojas followed with a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Hernández. Dalton Rushing then singled to right field, scoring Edman, pushing the lead to 9-3.

The Dodgers’ bullpen closed out the game. Wyatt Mills struck out three in a perfect eighth inning. Brock Stewart struck out one in a perfect ninth inning.

Edman, who entered the game hitting .271, had been 0 for 4 in the Dodgers’ previous game Monday night. He went 2 for 4 with three RBIs on Saturday against San Diego and 1 for 3 on Friday. His four-hit performance was his best of the season.

Betts went 3 for 5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Freeman went 2 for 4 with a double and two runs scored. Rojas drove in two runs with his homer and a sacrifice fly.

For the Athletics, Thomas went 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs. Heim singled and drove in a run. Langeliers singled and scored a run.

The Dodgers outhit the Athletics 14-7. Los Angeles made two sacrifice flies and did not commit an error. The Athletics committed one error, a throwing error by shortstop Alika Williams in the second inning.

Attendance was 12,387. The game lasted 2 hours, 34 minutes.

The Dodgers continue their series Wednesday at the Athletics. Los Angeles returns home to face San Diego on Thursday. The Athletics host Miami on Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Athletics 4. Interstat’s ELO system had projected the Dodgers with a 67.50 percent probability to win. The Dodgers had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 12 went under the over/under line of 10.5.