Yasiel Puig hits 6th HR in last 18 at-bats: 'We're going to win the West'

LOS ANGELES -- Yasiel Puig couldn't decide which celebration fit best, so he basically used all of them. He rubbed his fingers and flexed his biceps, clapped his hands and raised them to the sky, crossed his arms on his chest and brought them to his helmet, all while rounding third base and heading home to celebrate the game-winning, pinch-hit, three-run homer that keyed another Los Angeles Dodgers triumph. Puig's home run -- with two on and one out in the bottom of the seventh -- ignited a 5-2 win and a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies, pushing the Dodgers a season-best 2 1/2 games ahead in the National League West with only nine remaining. "This game, this series, was emblematic of our ballclub," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, "of how many people had their hands in this series to help win three games." The Dodgers have won seven of their last eight, and Puig's prowess at the plate has mirrored their dominance. Puig was out of...

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