LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani had his longest pitching start yet with the Dodgers and struck out nine in a 5-1 win over the Reds on Wednesday night in Los Angeles to complete the sweep.

Of the 20 three-game series this season at Dodger Stadium, 10 have ended in sweeps, seven in the Dodgers’ favor. The four-game winning streak by Los Angeles — their longest in eight weeks — has them two games up on the Padres in the National League West.

Ohtani was wild early on, with two walks and two wild pitches in a 27-pitch second inning, which he was able to keep scoreless thanks to three strikeouts in the frame. Noelvi Marté took Ohtani deep in the third inning to open the scoring, the third home run allowed by Ohtani this season. Like Byron Buxton (July 21) and Taylor Ward (August 13), Marté’s blast

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