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\"DeadspinSep 19, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) salutes the crowd after being relieved during the fifth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images<\/section>\n
Clayton Kershaw struck out six over 4 1\/3 innings in the final regular-season home start of his accomplished career and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished off a 6-3 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Friday, clinching their 13th consecutive playoff berth in the process.<\/section>\n
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Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts hit back-to-back home runs in a four-run fifth inning as the Dodgers (87-67) increased their National League West lead to four games over the San Diego Padres. Their magic number to clinch the division is four.<\/section>\n
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Kershaw, an 18-year veteran who on Thursday announced his retirement effective at the end of the season, gave up two runs on four hits with four walks. He departed to a standing ovation and emerged from the dugout for a curtain call.<\/section>\n
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Los Angeles right-hander Edgardo Henriquez (2-1) relieved Kershaw and went 1 1\/3 innings with three strikeouts for the win. Left-hander Tanner Scott pitched the ninth inning for his 22nd save.<\/section>\n
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Heliot Ramos led off the game with a home run for the Giants (76-78), who lost for the sixth time in their past seven games to deal a blow to their playoff hopes. Rafael Devers struck out four times.<\/section>\n
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Robbie Ray (11-8) gave up five runs on five hits over 4 2\/3 innings as San Francisco dropped to four games behind the last NL wild-card spot.<\/section>\n
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The Giants were intent on spoiling the Dodgers’ party when Ramos the leadoff homer, his 18th, on Kershaw’s third pitch. The Dodgers pulled even in the second inning on a home run from Miguel Rojas, his seventh.<\/section>\n
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A Wilmer Florez RBI single put the Giants up 2-1 in the third.<\/section>\n
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The Dodgers took charge in the fifth when Andy Pages singled and Enrique Hernandez walked with one out. With two out, Ohtani lifted a three-run home run to the opposite field in left, his 52nd, for a 4-2 lead. Betts followed on Ray’s next pitch with a home run to left-center, his 20th.<\/section>\n
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Pages had an RBI double in the sixth to give Los Angeles a 6-2 lead before Matt Chapman got the run back for San Francisco with a seventh-inning single.<\/section>\n
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–Field Level Media<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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