.Sep 27, 2024, 09:50 PM ETDENVER-- Los Angeles Dodgers designated player Shohei Ohtani reached his 54th homer of the period Friday evening versus Colorado after earlier swiping foundation No. 57 to pass Ichiro Suzuki for the most in a solitary season by a Japanese-born player.Ohtani completed 4-for-5, consisting of a set of single people and a dual, and also steered in 4 operates in the Dodgers' 11-4 gain. He currently has 24 smash hits over his past 34 at-bats." Shohei, he applied a program," Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts said.Ohtani is making a serious cost at a Triple Crown, leading the National Game in homers (54) and also RBIs (130 ). He elevated his average to.309 to route merely the Padres' Luis Arru00e1ez (.314 after going 3-for-5 versus the Diamondbacks on Friday night) in the batting-title race.Editor's Picks2 RelatedHe released a looming three-run burst into the second deck at Coors Field in the sixth inning on a changeup coming from Rockies reducer Anthony Molina. It was a no-doubter at the fracture of the bat, along with the sellout crowd right away appearing, a very early series just before the rockets feature that waited for after the game." [Ohtani] hits the ball definitely hard because he opens hard as well as he's a strong male," Rockies manager Weed Afro-american stated. "He's a truly incredible skill." His 408 overall bases this period are actually 2nd most in franchise background. Baby Herman specified the report of 416 in 1930. The Dodgers are right now 38-12 this period when Ohtani goes yard." He is actually nailed down," teammate Chris Taylor pointed out. "He's definitely in a region immediately. He's feeling it. We're all merely seeing him continue to have a good year as well as he's finishing it sturdy." In the second inning, Ohtani-- putting on spikes including a photo of his canine, Decoy-- took second to eclipse Suzuki's mark set in 2001 with Seattle. Suzuki played for the Mariners, the Nyc Yankees, Miami and then briefly came back to Seattle over a profession that spanned component of 19 seasons.Ohtani has successfully taken 34 trustworthy manners without being caught. It's the second-longest streak in franchise background, tracking only Davey Lopes' 38 in 1975. Ohtani is actually 57-of-61 on stolen-base attempts the season.The Associated Push contributed to this report.