PHOENIX -- In two seasons in Dodger blue, Shohei Ohtani has already made his mark on the record books of one of the most storied franchises in baseball.

Ohtani launched his career-high-tying 54th homer of the season with a two-run blast into Chase Field's right-field pool in Thursday afternoon's game against the D-backs. It also matched the franchise's single-season home run record, which Ohtani set last year.

With his team on the verge of clinching the NL West for the 12th time in 13 seasons, Ohtani's splash shot was just one part of a deluge of Dodgers offense in the first four innings of the series finale in Arizona. His long ball was followed three batters later by Freddie Freeman 's second of the game, another two-run homer that put L.A. ahead 8-0.

Ohtani came to the plate wi

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