It was quite a day in an increasingly compelling race for the NL MVP award. But Ohtani also went deep twice and finished with three hits. “You know, obviously, there’s a lot of talk about those two guys being the front-runner for the MVP. Ohtani and Crow-Armstrong exchanged leadoff shots in the first inning. Crow-Armstrong said he is more focused on the team’s success than the MVP race, but he was honored to be mentioned alongside Ohtani.