ドジャース 大谷おおたに翔平しょうへい ホームラン王ほーむらんおう争あらそいリーグトップに並ならぶ53号ごじゅうさんごう

Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers played in the Major League game against the Giants and hit a powerful 53rd home run, tying for the lead in the leagues home run race.

The Dodgers, who have secured a spot in the postseason, maintained their lead in the National League West and faced the Giants at their home stadium in Los Angeles on the 20th.

In the previous game, Ohtani, who hit a come-from-behind home run to help secure the win, started as the leadoff designated hitter. In both his first at-bat in the first inning and his second at-bat in the third inning, he struck out.

In the fourth inning, when the Dodgers closed the gap to 3-4, he came up for his third at-bat with two outs and no runners on base. He drew a walk, extending his streak of consecutive games reaching base to 25.

After that, with runners on first and second, the opportunity grew, and with a hit by the third batter, Freeman, Ohtani ran home from second base, and the Dodgers tied the game at 4-4 in this inning.

In the sixth inning with the score at 5-4, in his fourth at-bat, Ohtani hit a high fastball on the outside corner to the opposite field, sending it to left-center for his 53rd home run of the season, adding another run.

After this, in his fifth at-bat in the seventh inning with two outs and a runner on second, he was intentionally walked to avoid a showdown. In this game, he went 1-for-3 with 1 RBI and drew 2 walks.

Shohei Ohtanis batting average has reached .283, and his RBIs this season have also increased to 99.

The Dodgers won the game 7 to 5, making it their fourth consecutive victory.

Since the Padres, who are in second place in the division, also won their game that day, the lead remains at 4, but the Dodgers have reduced their magic number to clinch the division title to 3 with seven games left in the season.

Schwarber, who is competing for the home run title, hit 12 home runs in both July and August, but this month his pace has slowed to 4 home runs in 18 games, so at the moment, Ohtani has the momentum.

Both players have seven games left in the regular season, and it will be interesting to see if Ohtani can not only win the home run title for the third consecutive year but also surpass his personal best of 54 home runs set last year.