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Los Angeles Dodgers standout Shohei Ohtani makes history in four games

Los Angeles Dodgers standout Shohei Ohtani makes history in four games

The Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles. With the win, the Dodgers move to 93-69 and one game ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies for the top spot in the upcoming National League playoffs.

Mookie Betts hit the walk-off home run to win the game, but once again Shohei Ohtani was in the middle for Los Angeles. He went 4 of 5 with a home run and two stolen bases. He now has 53 home runs and 55 stolen bases, marking the greatest power-speed season in baseball history.

The overwhelming favorite to win the National League MVP Award, Ohtani has also made incredible baseball history in his last four games.

According to @OptaSTATS on social media:

Last 4 games for Shohei Ohtani of the @Dodgers:

14 hits
13 RBI
6 SB
5 hours

If every MLB player since 1920 (when RBI became an official statistic) took the best 4 games of their career in each category individually and added them together, no one would still be able to reach that stat line.

It's been such a year for Ohtani, who signed a 10-year, $700 million contract last offseason. In addition to home run and stolen base totals, he has 123 RBI this year.

The Dodgers are off Monday but will be back in action on Tuesday when they face the San Diego Padres in a crucial National League West showdown. The Padres are just 3.0 games behind the Dodgers in the division and can still clinch the division title.

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