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Dodgers’ first step toward fall glory is a beauty

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Dodgers' first step toward fall glory is a beauty

Dodgers center fielder Yasiel Puig celebrates with teammates in the clubhouse after defeating the Giants to win the NL West title.

Dodgers center fielder Yasiel Puig celebrates with teammates in the clubhouse after defeating the Giants to win the NL West title.

(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)



This being Hollywood, the Dodgers didn't just attain their magic number, they knocked it out, set it ablaze, and shot it brilliantly into the sky.

This being Chavez Ravine, the largest crowds in baseball didn't just sit under its glow, they danced and screamed and chanted in harmonious voices stretching from "MvvvP" to "Puiiig."

Far more than simply a night of baseball, it was a wondrous confluence of team, town and division title.

It was Kershaw, it was Puig, it was perfect.

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