Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani ties Mariners’ Cal Raleigh atop MLB’s home run leaderboard with his 23rd, setting up a thrilling race this season.

Shohei Ohtani hits his second home run of the game, cutting the Dodgers' deficit to 5-3 in the bottom of the 6th inning

Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 20th home run of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 9-5 on Tuesday night.

Shohei Ohtani hit his 17th home run of the season on Monday, keeping his spot atop the MLB for most this year, as the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to their fourth straight defeat.

With a league-leading 23 home runs and a pace that threatens catching records, Cal Raleigh is powering the Mariners through injuries and into first place in the AL West.

Raleigh leads Seattle in every major offensive category save batting average, where his .264 average is second to J.P. Crawford's .272. His 1.016 OPS trails only those Dodger-Yankee megastars – Judge, Freddie Freeman and Ohtani.

Every time the Dodgers slugger hits a home run, reporters track down who caught the souvenir. "We're writing human-interest stories with Ohtani as a cover."