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Ohtani secures 6th straight 30-HR season to keep pace with PCA in tight NL MVP race
DENVER – Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong is setting a wicked pace, but Shohei Ohtani is hot on his tail in the race for NL MVP.
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Game StoriesOhtani secures 6th straight 30-HR season to keep pace with PCA in tight NL MVP race4 clips
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MLB content feed · video controls stay localShohei Ohtani crushes 30th homer to fuel Dodgers’ win00:03:06
Shohei Ohtani crushes his 30th home run of the year and Freedie Freeman drives in two to fuel the Dodgers’ 7-6 win over the Rockies
Condensed Game: LAD@COL - 8/18/2600:12:08
Condensed Game: Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers take on Willi Castro and the Rockies on August 18, 2026
Shohei Ohtani hits 30th homer of the year00:00:27
Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run homer to right-center for his 30th of the year, while giving the Dodgers a 3-1 lead in the 3rd
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Dodgers @ Rockies · 7–6
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