DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had two hits and raised his average to .310 in his bid to overtake leader Luis Arraez and become the National League’s first Triple Crown winner since 1937 by heading to the playoffs Los Angeles Dodgers helped beat the Colorado Rockies 13-2 on Saturday night.

Ohtani went 2 for 5 and closed within four points of Arraez, who had a night off in San Diego and is batting .314 heading into the final day of the regular season.

Ohtani leads the NL with 54 home runs and 130 RBIs. The last winner of the NL Triple Crown was Joe Medwick of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1937. The last to accomplish the feat in the Major Leagues was Miguel Cabrera of Detroit in 2012.

Additionally, Ohtani stole his 58th base in a season in which he became the first 50-50 player.

Teoscar Hernández and Kike Hernández each hit three-run homers for Los Angeles, which scored at least 11 runs in consecutive games for the first time since July 21 and 22 last year at Texas. Teoscar Hernández has 99 RBIs.

Yoshinobu Yamamato (7-2) allowed two runs and four hits over five innings while striking out six to earn his first win since defeating the Rockies on June 1. Yamamoto was making his fourth start after missing three months with a strained rotator cuff.

The Dodgers (97-64) secured the majors’ best record and home-field advantage all postseason when Philadelphia lost at Washington early Saturday.

Ohtani hit a single in the first, grounded out in the second, walked and scored in the fifth and singled in the fifth. He flied out in the seventh and grounded out in the ninth.

Kike Hernández, who finished with three hits, hit a 430-foot home run to center off Antonio Senzatela (0-1) in the second inning for a 4-1 lead. Teoscar Hernández’s 33rd home run in the fifth made the score 8-2.

Ezequiel Tovar scored his team-leading 26th goal for Colorado (61-100), which reached the 100-point loss mark for the second straight season.

Charlie Blackmon, who will retire Sunday after 14 years in the majors, all with the Rockies, was 1 for 4 and scored one run.

TRAINER ROOM

Dodgers: Manager Dave Roberts said 1B Freddie Freeman is feeling “a lot better.” Freeman sprained his right ankle in the seventh inning of the decisive NL West Division game against San Diego on Thursday night.

Rockies: OF Brenton Doyle was out due to tendinitis in his right knee.

NEXT

Dodgers RHP Landon Knack (2-5, 3.74) will start Sunday’s regular-season finale against Rockies RHP Ryan Feltner (3-10, 4.66).

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