.Sep 27, 2024, 09:50 PM ETDENVER-- Los Angeles Dodgers marked player Shohei Ohtani hit his 54th homer of the season Friday evening versus Colorado after earlier swiping foundation No. 57 to pass Ichiro Suzuki for the very most in a solitary time by a Japanese-born player.Ohtani ended up 4-for-5, consisting of a pair of single people as well as a dual, and drove in 4 runs in the Dodgers' 11-4 win. He right now has 24 hits over his past 34 at-bats." Shohei, he placed on a series," Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts said.Ohtani is making a significant charge at a Triple Crown, leading the National League in homers (54) and also RBIs (130 ). He increased his average to.309 to trail simply the Padres' Luis Arru00e1ez (.314 after going 3-for-5 against the Diamondbacks on Friday night) in the batting-title race.Editor's Picks2 RelatedHe launched a looming three-run blast in to the second deck at Coors Field in the 6th inning on a changeup from Rockies reducer Anthony Molina. It was a no-doubter at the fracture of the baseball bat, along with the sellout crowd instantaneously appearing, a very early show before the fireworks display that awaited after the game." [Ohtani] hits the round truly hard since he swings challenging and he is actually a strong guy," Mountain ranges manager Weed African-american said. "He's a truly astonishing skill." His 408 total manners this period are 2nd most in franchise business history. Baby Herman set the record of 416 in 1930. The Dodgers are currently 38-12 this time when Ohtani goes backyard." He's locked in," colleague Chris Taylor stated. "He is actually certainly in a zone right now. He is actually experiencing it. We are actually all merely seeing him remain to possess a great year and also he's finishing it tough." In the second inning, Ohtani-- wearing spikes featuring a photo of his dog, Decoy-- took 2nd to overshadow Suzuki's mark set in 2001 along with Seattle. Suzuki bet the Mariners, the The Big Apple Yankees, Miami and after that briefly came back to Seat over an occupation that stretched over aspect of 19 seasons.Ohtani has actually effectively stolen 34 trustworthy manners without being actually recorded. It's the second-longest streak in franchise past, routing just Davey Lopes' 38 in 1975. Ohtani is actually 57-of-61 on stolen-base efforts the season.The Associated Push helped in this record.