Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers moves back into the top five of the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings, jumping into the fourth slot. He went three for four with a home run and a stolen base as he returned home to Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers beat the Rockies 6-4. He now trails Ronald Acuna Jr.52.5 to 52.0 for best single season power-speed number.

When I looked at the Dodgers box score on Thursday and saw that Ohtani was three for three with two doubles in a blow out, I thought the Dodgers would give him the rest of the game off and allow him to join the 50-50 club in Los Angeles. Instead, Ohtani treats the home town fans to an extension of the group.

Aaron Judge and Juan Soto of the Yankees rank one and five respectively after a 4-2, ten innings Yankees win in Oakland. Judge drew a walk in four trips, while Soto did not start, due to a knee injury on a foul ball catch the day before. He was well enough to pinch hit, however, and doubled in a run in the tenth inning. In the same game, Brent Rooker of the Athletics took and 0 for 4 to rank third

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.of the Blue Jays ranks second after one for four in a 1-0 Rays win.

Two batters produced game scores of 79. Alec Bohm of the Phillies helped push the team a game closer to a division title with a four for five game, including a home run. The Phillies took the game over the Mets 12-2. It reduced Philadelphia’s magic number by three as the Phillies now hold the tie breaker with the Mets. They have clinched a playoff slot, and the next team win or Mets loss gives them the NL East title.

Julio Rodriguez of the Mariners posted a three four five game with two home runs and five RBI as Seattle pounded Texas 8-2. It’s his fourth game of at least three hits in September. The team remains five games back of Houston for the division and two games back in the wild card chase. They lose all wild card tie breakers, but they do have three games left with Houston.