PHOENIX -- For the 12th time in the past 13 years, the NL West crown belongs to the Dodgers.

Behind a strong start from Yoshinobu Yamamoto and a power show from Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages, the Dodgers took another step forward in their bid to defend their World Series title, clinching the division with an 8-0 win over the D-backs on Thursday afternoon at Chase Field.

It was a fitting way for the Dodgers to claim the West. Yamamoto, their only rotation member who did not miss a start this year, ended his regular season with a gem, striking out seven across six scoreless innings.

Freeman and Pages hit back-to-back homers to open the scoring in the second, and Ohtani tied his own career high -- along with the franchise record -- with his 54th homer before Freeman went

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