Shohei Ohtani grew to become the primary participant in MLB historical past to succeed in 50 house runs and 50 steals in the identical season as his Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a playoff berth with a 20-4 beatdown of the host Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon.
Ohtani went 6-for-6 with 10 RBIs, three homers, two doubles, two steals and 4 runs.
He acquired to 50-50 with an opposite-field homer within the seventh inning, incomes a standing ovation from the gang in Miami.
Ohtani almost hit for the cycle, as effectively, however he was thrown out at third attempting to stretch certainly one of his two doubles right into a triple.
He completed the night time with 51 homers — a brand new Dodgers single-season document, breaking Shawn Inexperienced’s mark of 49 in 2001 — and 51 steals.
The Dodgers, who’ve made the playoffs 12 straight years, acquired stable pitching from Jack Flaherty (13-7). He went six innings, permitting 5 hits, two walks and three runs. He’s 3-0 in three profession begins in Miami, and his 13 wins this season are a profession greatest.
Marlins starter Edward Cabrera (4-8) was wild, and he took the loss. He lasted simply 2 1/3 innings, permitting 4 hits, 5 walks, one hit-by-pitch and 7 runs.
Miami proper fielder Griffin Conine — the son of “Mr. Marlin” Jeff Conine — had a stellar sport with a two-run homer, two diving catches and one help on a double play.
Los Angeles opened the scoring within the first inning. Ohtani doubled and stole third by sliding beneath the tag that awaited him. Ohtani then scored on Will Smith’s sacrifice fly.
Each groups scored one run within the second inning. Ohtani hit an RBI single, and Miami’s Jake Burger hit a 417-foot homer.
However the Dodgers broke the sport open with a five-run third inning. They loaded the bases with one out on a hit-by-pitch, Tommy Edman’s single and Max Muncy’s stroll. Two straight RBI walks by Gavin Lux and Andy Pages knocked Cabrera out of the sport.
Reliever Anthony Veneziano entered and allowed Chris Taylor’s sacrifice fly and Ohtani’s two-run double. Nevertheless, shortstop Xavier Edwards’ relay throw minimize down Ohtani at third.
Within the fifth, Otto Lopez singled and Conine homered to chop Miami’s deficit to 7-3.
The Dodgers then put the sport away with Ohtani’s two-run homer within the sixth and a five-run seventh inning that featured Ohtani’s second two-run blast.
Los Angeles poured on six extra runs within the ninth. Ohtani belted his third house run 440 ft to make it 17-3, Edman hit a two-run single and Muncy drove within the twentieth run.
Nick Fortes homered within the backside of the ninth for the Marlins.
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