Left-hander Eric Lauer tossed six scoreless innings, and Andy Pages collected three hits, including a home run, as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.
Lauer allowed just one single and one walk while hitting a batter. None of the three baserunners reached scoring position against him.
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Since joining the Dodgers, Lauer has completed at least six innings in six of his nine appearances and has not allowed more than three runs in any outing.
Los Angeles has won all nine games he has started this season.
Pages opened the scoring with a solo home run in the first inning off Seattle starter Emerson Hancock.
He later added an RBI double during a two-run fourth inning.
Hancock allowed three runs on five hits over five innings, striking out five.
Shohei Ohtani extended the lead with an RBI double in the sixth inning, giving him five hits in his last two games.
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Seattle broke the shutout in the eighth inning with a run against reliever Tanner Scott.
A potential bigger rally was thwarted when Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez made a key defensive play.
Edwin Diaz, recently activated from the 60-day injured list, pitched a shaky ninth inning.
He allowed four hard-hit balls and one run on two hits but secured his fifth save of the year.
The Dodgers improved to 34-20 in the middle third of their season, matching their first-third record and keeping them on pace for a 102-win regular season.
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The series concludes Thursday night with Roki Sasaki facing Bryce Miller.
