.Sep 27, 2024, 09:50 PM ETDENVER-- Los Angeles Dodgers assigned hitter Shohei Ohtani attacked his 54th homer of the time Friday evening against Colorado after previously swiping foundation No. 57 to pass Ichiro Suzuki for the very most in a single season through a Japanese-born player.Ohtani ended up 4-for-5, consisting of a set of singles as well as a double, and also steered in 4 runs in the Dodgers' 11-4 win. He right now has 24 smash hits over his previous 34 at-bats." Shohei, he applied a show," Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts said.Ohtani is actually making a severe charge at a Triple Crown, leading the National Organization in homers (54) as well as RBIs (130 ). He raised his average to.309 to track 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 released a towering three-run blast into the second deck at Coors Field in the sixth inning on a changeup from Mountain ranges reliever Anthony Molina. It was actually a no-doubter at the fracture of the baseball bat, along with the sellout group immediately appearing, a very early show prior to the fireworks present that awaited after the video game." [Ohtani] hits the ball truly hard due to the fact that he sways tough and also he is actually a powerful male," Mountain ranges supervisor Bud African-american claimed. "He's a really amazing talent." His 408 total bases this season are 2nd very most in franchise business past. Baby Herman established the document of 416 in 1930. The Dodgers are actually right now 38-12 this time when Ohtani goes lawn." He's nailed down," ally Chris Taylor claimed. "He's undoubtedly in a region at this moment. He's experiencing it. Our team are actually all only watching him remain to have a good year as well as he's completing it strong." In the 2nd inning, Ohtani-- putting on spikes featuring a photo of his pet dog, Decoy-- took second to shroud Suzuki's mark set in 2001 along with Seat. Suzuki played for the Mariners, the Nyc Yankees, Miami and after that briefly went back to Seattle over an occupation that spanned portion of 19 seasons.Ohtani has actually efficiently stolen 34 forthright manners without being actually captured. It is actually the second-longest touch in franchise history, trailing simply Davey Lopes' 38 in 1975. Ohtani is 57-of-61 on stolen-base efforts the season.The Associated Push contributed to this document.