DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani went 1 for 4 and fell short in his bid to become the National League’s first Triple Crown winner since 1937, stealing his 59th base to help the Los Angeles Dodgers rally past the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Sunday in Charlie Blackmon’s final game. Ohtani finished the regular season leading the NL in homers (54) and RBIs (130). His .
310 average trailed San Diego’s Luis Arráez (.314) in the batting race. The charter member of the 50-50 club, Ohtani swiped his 59th base during the eighth-inning rally.
The last NL Triple Crown winner was St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Joe Medwick in 1937. In the AL, Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera won the Triple Crown in 2012.
Chris Taylor tied the game in the eighth with his first homer since July 7. Soon after Austin Barnes swiped third as part of a double steal with Ohtani. Rockies reliever Seth Halvorsen appeared to get his cleat caught in the dirt in his delivery and stopped.
He was called for a balk to bring home Barnes. Evan Phillips (5-1) earned the win and Edgardo Henriquez closed out the ninth for his first career save, among 14 Dodgers with saves this season. RED SOX 3, RAYS 1 BOSTON (AP) — Vaughn Grissom had an RBI double and scored a run to help Boston beat Tampa Bay in the teams’ season finales, earning the Red Sox third place ahead of the Rays in the AL East.
The Red Sox finished the season with a record of 81-81, missing the playoffs for the third straight year for the first time since 2010-12. Bos.