{"id":169239,"date":"2025-09-20T07:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T07:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/169239\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T07:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T07:13:07","slug":"dodgers-clinch-13th-straight-postseason-berth-as-kershaw-pitches-final-regular-season-home-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/169239\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers clinch 13th straight postseason berth as Kershaw pitches final regular-season home game"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 After Clayton Kershaw pitched<\/a> the final regular-season home game of his 18-year career, the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched their 13th consecutive postseason berth.<\/p>\n

With a 6-3 win<\/a> over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night, the defending World Series champion Dodgers tied the New York Yankees (1995-2007) for the second-longest playoff streak in major league history. Only the Atlanta Braves’ 14 straight berths streak (1991-2005) is longer.<\/p>\n

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\u201cQuite the accomplishment,\u201d manager Dave Roberts said. \u201cIt never gets old, you never take it for granted. It takes a lot of hard work to get there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roberts led a Champagne toast in the clubhouse after Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer, his 52nd of the season, and Mookie Betts added a solo shot.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to make sure that we raised a glass to Clayton on this day, his career and kind of acknowledge what we\u2019ve accomplished to get to the postseason,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cThat’s one step. The next step is to win this division so we still got some work to do. Once we do that, then we can focus on the postseason.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Dodgers lead the second-place San Diego Padres by four games in the NL West race and their magic number is four to win the division. Los Angeles is trying to win its 12th division title in the last 13 years and needs three more wins to reach 90 for the 12th consecutive year.<\/p>\n

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The Dodgers remained five games behind Philadelphia for the No. 2 seed in the National League and will likely be playing in the wild-card series for the first time since 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe understand that there\u2019s still a long way to go,\u201d Roberts said.<\/p>\n

Kershaw got a no-decision against the Giants, giving up two runs and four hits in 4 2\/3 innings with six strikeouts and four walks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m excited for what the next, five six weeks could look like,\u201d he said. \u201cOur team is honestly stacked with pitching right now. I can do the math. I know there\u2019s only so many spots, so I\u2019m just going to continue to try and pitch well and we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kershaw said he’ll make another start next weekend in Seattle, where the Dodgers conclude the regular season. Then it’ll be up to the front office to decide where the 37-year-old left-hander fits among a rotation that includes Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to try and win the World Series,\u201d said Kershaw, who will retire at season’s end. \u201cI\u2019m ready and willing to do whatever I can to help.\u201d<\/p>\n

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