LOS ANGELES — Hollywood is supposed to be where stars shine the brightest. On Tuesday night, however, the Orioles’ biggest names ceded the spotlight to the likes of Ryan O’Hearn, Ramón Urías and Matt Bowman in their series-opening 3-2 win over the Dodgers.

O’Hearn and Urías left the yard to lead an Orioles offense that did just enough against Los Angeles starter Jack Flaherty — facing Baltimore for the first time since departing in free agency last offseason — to give the bullpen a one-run lead to protect. Bowman, who has appeared for four MLB teams this season, stranded a pair of inherited runners in the fifth inning and pitched a clean sixth for the win.

The Orioles (77-56) struck first on O’Hearn’s solo home run in the second. In line to play first base on an everyday basis while Ryan Mountcastle is on the injured list with a sprained wrist, O’Hearn worked a 3-1 count before catching a Flaherty fastball over the middle of the plate and shooting it just over the right field wall. It was O’Hearn’s first homer since July 20, ending a streak of 33 straight games without one.

Los Angeles’ offense responded with runs in back-to-back frames off Orioles starter Cole Irvin. The left-hander allowed a leadoff triple down the left field line to center fielder Tommy Edman, who was aided by an awkward bounce in the corner that allowed the ball to get away from Colton Cowser. Edman scored three pitches later on a sacrifice fly by shortstop Miguel Rojas.

The Dodgers then took the lead in the third when the top of their lineup, which was missing Freddie Freeman while he deals with a fractured finger, strung together a two-out rally. Designated hitter Shohei Ohtani got aboard with a single and moved to second on a walk by Mookie Betts before scoring on a base hit by left fielder Teoscar Hernández.

But while those three players have combined for three Most Valuable Player Awards, 14 All-Star selections and a Home Run Derby title, the game-winning blast ultimately belonged to Urías. The Orioles’ former waiver claim continued to swing a hot bat, driving in Jackson Holliday with a two-run homer to left field in the fifth that gave Baltimore the lead for good. Urías’ homer was his 10th in 2024; the Orioles have nine players with double-digit homers, most in the majors.

Irvin went back out for the fifth looking to qualify for the win, but manager Brandon Hyde pulled him in favor of Bowman with two runners aboard and one out. The 33-year-old Chevy Chase native rose to the challenge, retiring both Betts and Hernández to keep the Orioles’ lead intact. He then mowed down the middle of the Dodgers’ lineup in the sixth, extending his streak of consecutive batters retired to start his Orioles career to 12.

The Orioles’ offense had chances to tack onto its lead, putting its leadoff men aboard in both the sixth and seventh innings. But Flaherty worked out of a jam in the sixth to secure his first quality start with the Dodgers and Los Angeles’ bullpen shut down any hopes of putting insurance runs up on the board.

That put the game in the hands of the Orioles’ bullpen, a unit coming off an up-and-down weekend series against the Houston Astros. Left-hander Cionel Pérez took over for Bowman and retired all four batters he faced including Ohtani, who led off the bottom of the eighth. Yennier Cano then worked around a single and a stolen base by Betts to finish off the frame before Seranthony Domínguez recorded his sixth save with a clean ninth.