Finally, Dodgers Win Pennant
Updated 3:02 PM PDT, Thu, Jan 7, 2010
The Los Angeles Dodgers finally clinched the National League West championship.
The Dodgers downed second-place Colorado 5-0 Saturday night at Dodger Stadium.
The Dodgers had lost five straight games for the first time this season, while the Rockies had won five straight, closing L.A.'s lead to a single game with two to play.
But the roof caved in on the Rockies in the 7th inning, when the Dodgers scored five runs with RBI singles from pinch-hitters Ronnie Belliard and Mark Loretta. Dodger starter Clayton Kershaw pitched six scoreless innings.
With the win, the Dodgers won the NL West for a second straight season and locked up the home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs with their 94th win.
The Dodgers will open the best-of-five Division Series by hosting the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday and Thursday.
First Published: Oct 4, 2009 6:37 AM PDT
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