Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) tips his hat after being removed during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, in Los Angeles, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Miguel Rojas, left, celebrates his solo home run with Clayton Kershaw (22) during the second inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer, his 52nd of the season, and Mookie Betts followed with a solo shot in the fifth inning to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Friday night and clinch a postseason berth in Clayton Kershaw’s regular-season home finale.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer, his 52nd of the season, and Mookie Betts followed with a solo shot in the fifth inning to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Friday night and clinch a postseason berth in Clayton Kershaw’s regular-season home finale.
Kershaw got a no-decision after 4 1/3 innings in which he gave up two runs and four hits, struck out six and walked four. He left to a prolonged standing ovation from the sellout crowd of 53,037 and was greeted by hugs from manager Dave Roberts and his teammates in the dugout. He announced Thursday that , closing out an 18-year career, all spent in Los Angeles.
The early cheers for Kershaw turned to boos when Heliot Ramos led off the game with a solo homer and Wilmer Flores added an RBI single in the third. Kershaw departed with the Dodgers trailing, 2-1.
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Los Angeles rallied for four runs in the bottom of the fifth, taking a 5-2 lead.
Dodgers reliever Edgardo Henriquez (2-1) allowed one hit and struck out three to get the victory.
The Giants’ other run came on Matt Chapman’s RBI single in the seventh.
Key moment
The defending World Series champion Dodgers clinched their 13th consecutive postseason berth and are likely to play in the Wild Card series for the first time since 2021.
Key stat
Ohtani extended his consecutive on-base streak to 24 games, which leads the majors.
Up next
Giants RHP Kai-Wei Teng (2-4, 6.41 ERA) starts Saturday against Dodgers RHP Tyler Glasnow (3-3, 3.06).
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