There were no crazy dog piles atop the pitcher's mound, no champagne bottles in the home clubhouse, no “We Won the West” T-shirts waiting for the players at their lockers.
The Dodgers wouldn't dare say it, but a raucous crowd at Dodger Stadium sure thought it. The Dodgers just might have clinched the National League West on Wednesday, completing a sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 2-1 victory, powered by a 132-pitch masterpiece from Clayton Kershaw.
The Dodgers lead the Giants by 61/2 games, with 30 to play. No team in the National League has a larger division lead than the Dodgers, winners of eight of their last nine games.