Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani hit his 54th homer of the season Friday night after earlier stealing base No. 57 to pass Ichiro Suzuki for the most in a single season by a Japanese-born player.
after earlier stealing base No. 57 to pass Ichiro Suzuki for the most in a single season by a Japanese-born player.
Ohtani finished 4-for-5, which also included a pair of singles and a double, and drove in four runs in the Dodgers'Ohtani is making a serious charge at a Triple Crown, leading the NL in homers and RBIs . He raised his average to .309 to trail onlyOhtani launched a towering three-run blast into the second deck at Coors Field in the sixth inning on a changeup from Rockies reliever.
His 408 total bases this season are second most in franchise history. Babe Herman set the record of 416 in 1930. In the second inning, Ohtani -- wearing spikes featuring a picture of his dog, Decoy -- stole second to eclipse Suzuki's mark set in 2001 withOhtani has successfully stolen 34 straight bases without being caught. It's the second-longest streak in franchise history, trailing only Davey Lopes' 38 in 1975.
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