Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 5: Will the West be won with offense?

Yasiel Puig

Yasiel Puig made a basket catch and scored a career high four runs in the Dodgers’ 8-5 win over the Chicago Cubs. (Associated Press photo)

The “bullpen game” idea worked — but give the offense credit, as the box score shows.

Also: Dan Haren is geared up for tomorrow’s start against the Giants, but he insists it‘s not the most pressure-filled series of the season.

The Giants lost to the Padres, 8-2. The Dodgers’ magic number to clinch the NL West is 3.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.