Nl west
LOS ANGELES - The Dodgers' magic number for clinching the NL West is down to zero - finally.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Bumped out of the majors by his younger brother a few years ago, Jeff Weaver hardly imagined it would come to this - a chance they'd share the mound, on opposite teams.
LOS ANGELES - Chad Billingsley scattered four hits over six innings, Casey Blake hit a sacrifice fly and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 on Wednesday night.
SAN FRANCISCO - Jonathan Sanchez pitched the San Francisco Giants back into the playoffs after a six-year absence and also provided a clutch hit, beating the San Diego Padres 3-0 Sunday to win the NL West title.
