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Kershaw dominates, Dodgers win; NL West magic number to 1

Published Sep. 25, 2016 2:21 a.m. ET

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LOS ANGELES (AP) Clayton Kershaw scattered three hits over seven scoreless innings, Josh Reddick slugged a grand slam in the seventh and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 14-1 on Saturday night to move within a game of clinching their fourth consecutive NL West title.

Their fourth straight victory reduced the Dodgers' magic number for to one after San Francisco won at San Diego 9-6 in 10 innings.

Los Angeles is on the brink of becoming the first team to win four straight NL West titles. The last NL club to claim four division titles in a row was the Philadelphia Phillies, who won the NL East from 2007-11.

The Dodgers to wrap up the title Sunday in Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully's final home game before he retires next weekend.

Kershaw (12-3) struck out six and walked none to improve to 8-1 at home. The left-hander has been solid since coming off the disabled list after a herniated disk last month.

Chad Bettis (13-8) gave up seven runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings, struck out three and walked four.

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