Yasiel Puig hits sixth HR in past 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 to a season-best 2½ games ahead in the National League West with only nine remaining in the season. "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 past eight, and Puig's prowess at the plate has mirrored their dominance. ...

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