As the calendar zips towards September, we're all zeroed in on the playoff race -- and rightfully so. Division titles and Wild Card berths are still up for grabs, across both leagues.

But there are plenty of stat races to follow, too, highlighted by Kyle Schwarber and Shohei Ohtani going back and forth for the NL home run crown.

Here's a look at 10 exciting stat races to keep tabs on across the final five weeks of the regular season.

All stats entering Sunday.

1) NL home runs

Contenders: Kyle Schwarber , 45 (PHI); Shohei Ohtani , 44 (LAD)

It feels like these two sluggers trade home runs every day now, and, well, they basically do. On Tuesday, Schwarber launched his 44th home run to briefly take the NL lead -- until, a few hours later, Ohtani drew even with a rocket that left the

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