Baseball: Ohtani hits 20th HR, 7-run 9th lifts Dodgers past Rockies

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Shohei Ohtani hit his 20th home run of the season before his Los Angeles Dodgers put up seven runs in the top of the ninth inning to beat the Colorado Rockies 11-9 on Tuesday. Ohtani’s solo blast to center in the sixth off left-hander Austin Gomber cut the Rockies’ lead to 7-3 while tying him with the Atlanta Braves’ Marcell Ozuna for the most homers in the National League. The 2023 American League home run leader with 44 for the Los Angeles Angels has reached 20 for four seasons in a row. Ohtani finished the night 2-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored. In the top of the ninth, with the co…

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