LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani hit a game-winning grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning for his 40th home run after stealing his 40th base earlier, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.
The Japanese superstar became the fastest player in major league history and the sixth to reach 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season.
He is also the first Dodger to do so.
He broke Alfonso Soriano’s record set in Game 148 for the Washington Nationals in 2006.
Ohtani did it in 129 games.
In the fourth, Ohtani reached base on an infield single against Tyler Alexander and stole second base on Freddie Freeman’s at-bat.
