Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies

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Los Angeles Dodgers

96-64, 44-35 Away

Final
11 - 4

Colorado Rockies

61-99, 37-42 Home

Ohtani launches homer No. 54, steals 57th base as NL West-champion Dodgers power by Rockies 11-4

The Dodgers designated hitter finished 4 for 5, which also included a pair of singles and a double, and drove in four runs. He now has 24 hits over his last 34 at-bats.

“Shohei, he put on a show,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

Ohtani is making a serious charge at a Triple Crown, leading the NL in homers (54) and RBI (130). He raised his average to .309 to trail only the Padres' Luis Arráez (.314 after going 3 for 5 against the Diamondbacks on Friday night) in the batting-title race.

With his swipe of second base in the second inning, Ohtani passed Ichiro Suzuki for the most stolen bases in a single season by a Japanese-born player. Ohtani was wearing spikes featuring a picture of his dog, Decoy.

Ohtani's three-run blast in the sixth inning landed in the second deck at Coors Field. It was a no-doubter at the crack of the bat, with the sellout crowd instantly erupting, an early show before the fireworks display that awaited after the game.

“(Ohtani) hits the ball really hard because he swings hard and he’s a strong man,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “He’s a really unbelievable talent.”

His 408 total bases this season are second-most in franchise history. Babe Herman set the record of 416 in 1930.

The Dodgers are now 38-12 this season when Ohtani goes yard.

“He's locked in,” teammate Chris Taylor said. “He's definitely in a zone right now. He's feeling it. We're all just watching him continue to have a good year and he's finishing it strong."

Teoscar Hernández got things started for Los Angeles with a two-run homer in the first. Andy Pages also homered for the Dodgers, who arrived in town fresh off clinching their third straight division title Thursday. The Dodgers moved two games up on the Philadelphia Phillies for the top seed in the National League.

Ben Casparius (2-0) picked up the win for Los Angeles, going 4 1/3 innings, in a game where the Dodgers started reliever Ryan Brasier.

Cal Quantrill (8-11) struggled against the Dodgers' potent lineup, allowing six runs and two homers over 3 1/3 innings.

At 61-99, the Rockies need to win their final two games to avoid back-to-back 100-loss seasons.

A positive for Colorado: Outfielder Brenton Doyle stole his 30th base of the season Friday. That's the most by a Colorado player since Charlie Blackmon had 43 in 2015.

It was a fortunate coincidence the second-base bag needed to be replaced as Blackmon stepped up to the plate in the first inning. The switch allowed his walk-up song “Your Love” by The Outfield to play a little bit longer. The designated hitter/outfielder known for his bushy beard announced Monday he's retiring after 14 seasons — all with the Rockies.

The organization will honor him before Sunday's season finale. Blackmon had a single and two walks Friday.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Dodgers: 1B Freddie Freeman didn’t make the trip to Colorado so he could rest a sore ankle. Freeman was on crutches and in a walking boot after leaving Thursday's game. The Dodgers also left SS Miguel Rojas at home due to a torn adductor.

The Dodgers will send righty Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-2, 2.96 ERA) to the mound Saturday night. The Rockies counter with righty Antonio Senzatela (0-0, 3.38).

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Matchup Prediction

Rockies: 36.3%

Dodgers: 63.7%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Toglia struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Beck to second on fielder's indifference.
	9th Inning	Beck safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Edman, Blackmon safe at third on error.
	9th Inning	Blackmon to second on fielder's indifference.
	9th Inning	Schunk struck out looking.
	9th Inning	Tovar flied out to left.

Statistics

LAD		COL
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
19	Ground Balls	8
8	Strikeouts	13
10	Runs Batted In	3
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
15	Hits	8
3	Stolen Bases	2
3	Walks	5
0	Catcher Interference	0
11	Runs	4
1	Ground Into Double Play	0
1	Sacrifice Flies	0
40	At Bats	36
3	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
18	Runners Left On Base	22
0	Triples	1
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
3	Doubles	1
14	Fly Balls	15
0	Caught Stealing	0
169	Pitches	169
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
27	Total Bases	11
44	Plate Appearances	41
486.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
6	Extra Base Hits	2
10.6	Runs Created	4.2
.375	Batting Average	.222
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.675	Slugging Percentage	.306
.450	Secondary Average	.278
.409	On Base Percentage	.317
1.084	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.623
1.4	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.5
10.6	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	4.1
75.0	Batter Rating	28.5
13.3	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
3.84	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.12
.300	Isolated Power	.083
0.38	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.38
.068	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.122
.075	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.056
21.0	Runs Produced	7.0
0.9	Runs Ratio	0.8
0.7	Patience Ratio	0.4
0.4	Balls In Play Average	0.3
115.5	MLB Rating	76.5
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0