DODGERS won and Angels lost on Friday (Shutterstock).

Shohei Ohtani continued to nail his name into the record books on Friday as he hit his 52nd home run of the 2024 season in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 6-4 win over the Colorado Rockies.

He also stole his 52nd base, drove in two runs and scored twice to help the Blue Crew improve its record to 92-62. The Dodgers now hold a four-game lead over the second place San Diego Padres in the National League West and have secured a place in the playoffs.

Andy Pages and Teo Hernandez also homered.

The Dodgers used eight pitchers with the win going to Alex Vesta (4-4), who pitched one inning, gave up a home run but struck out two batters.

The Los Angeles Angels continued their end-of-the season skid, losing 9-7 to the Houston Astros. The division-leading Houston team jumped out to an early 6-1 lead and the Angels could never quite catch up, despite getting 13 hits.

Taylor Anderson (10-14) was rocked for eight hits and six runs (three of them earned) in two innings.

Eric Wagaman went 3-for-5 for the Halos with two RBIs and two runs scored as he pushed his batting average to .282. Kevin Pillar homered (his eighth) for the Angels, now 62-92 and in fifth place in the American League West.