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Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani reached career highs with his 47th home run and 48th steal in a 10-8 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, inching closer to Major League Baseball’s first 50-50 season. Ohtani triggered a four-homer first-inning avalanche when he led off with a 405-foot line drive to center field off a 1-2 slider from left-hander Jordan Wicks. The two-time unanimous American League MVP finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs. He stole second base after drawing a second-inning walk and drove in two runs with a single in the third. For the second straight day, Tommy Edman h…