LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run ninth-inning grand slam for his fortieth house run after earlier stealing his fortieth base to raise the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Friday night time.
The Japanese celebrity turned the quickest participant in main league historical past and the sixth participant in historical past to achieve 40 homers and 40 stolen bases in a season.
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates after hitting a grand slam house run through the ninth inning in opposition to the Tampa Bay Rays at Dodger Stadium on August 23, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Pictures Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates with teammates after hitting a grand slam house run through the ninth inning in opposition to the Tampa Bay Rays at Dodger Stadium on August 23, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Pictures
He’s additionally the primary Dodger to take action.
He broke Alfonso Soriano’s 148-game hitting streak for the Washington Nationals in 2006.
Ohtani did it in 129 video games.
Within the fourth, Ohtani reached on a leadoff single in opposition to Tyler Alexander and stole second on Freddie Freeman’s hit.
