Shohei Ohtani belted his 54th home run of the season and Freddie Freeman homered twice as the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the National League West division title on Thursday with an 8-0 thrashing of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Ohtani’s 54th homer matched his own single-season best and the Dodgers franchise record he set last year, when he became the first Major League Baseball player ever to record 50 home runs and 50 steals in the same season.

The Japanese superstar is within two home runs of Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber for most in the National League.

Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh leads the majors with 60 home runs this season.

The reigning World Series champion Dodgers secured their fourth straight division crown and their 11th in 12 years.

After succumbing to a late D’Backs comebac

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