MINNEAPOLIS (AP) \u2014 Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff home run, Freddie Freeman also went deep to break a sixth-inning tie and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Monday night.<\/p>\n
Eric Lauer (3-5) pitched six hitless innings for Los Angeles after opener Will Klein allowed Byron Buxton\u2019s homer in the first. helped the Dodgers win after losing back-to-back games for the first time since May 11-12.<\/p>\n
Tanner Scott converted his 10th save in 11 chances, but Los Angeles Tucker left in the second with low back spasms, and Rushing was pulled in the third to get checked for a concussion.<\/p>\n
Ohtani didn\u2019t take long to give the large contingent of Dodgers fans reason to celebrate, hitting An 87 mph changeup in the middle of the zone from Minnesota starter Zebby Matthews left Ohtani\u2019s bat at 112.8 mph and cleared the right-field seats at Target Field.<\/p>\n
Ohtani has four homers and 10 RBIs in 13 career games at the ballpark. It was his sixth leadoff homer this season and seventh in 17 games in June.<\/p>\n
Buxton answered in the bottom of the first , which tied Houston\u2019s Yordan Alvarez for the American League lead, four behind Philadelphia\u2019s Kyle Schwarber for tops in the majors. Buxton has eight homers in his last 15 games.<\/p>\n
But the Twins went hitless between Royce Lewis\u2019 two-out single in the first and Austin Martin\u2019s leadoff single in the eighth. Lauer walked three and struck out two.<\/p>\n
Matthews (3-5) permitted two runs on six hits and two walks in six innings while striking out five.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Left-hander Justin Wrobleski (8-2, 2.72 ERA) pitches the middle game of the series for the Dodgers on Tuesday night. Minnesota will start right-hander Joe Ryan (5-3, 2.99).<\/p>\n
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