Ohtani steals his 40th base in the fourth inning then becomes the fastest player in MLB history and sixth overall to join the 40-40 club with his slam in the ninth inning for a 7-3 victory over the…
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, center, is mobbed by teammates after hitting a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning to give them a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. The home run was Ohtani’s 40th of the season, making him the sixth MLB ever to produce a 40-40 season .
The blast set off a wild celebration both at home plate and later along the railing of the third-base dugout when Ohtani was doused with multiple buckets of ice water. It is about the only way to cool off the MVP candidate. Kiké Hernandez hit a game-tying three-run home run in the fifth inning as the Dodgers rallied to win their fifth consecutive game and improve to 11-3 since Aug. 9. Dodgers right-hander Bobby Miller started and gave up two early home runs before he recorded nine strikeouts with no walks.
But Miller found his groove, even as he gave up seven hits in six innings. He finished with nine strikeouts and no walks in his second start since returning from Triple-A when Tyler Glasnow went on the injured list with elbow soreness.
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