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The Los Angeles Dodgers won their 13th consecutive place in playoffs in the last home game in the regular season of the Clayton Kershaw franchise legend.
The Dodgers beat the Giants of San Francisco 6-3 Friday evening at the Dodger Stadium to equalize the New York Yankees (1995-2007) for the second longer sequence of eliminations in the history of the major league.
Only the sequence of 14 consecutive appearances of the Braves of Atlanta (1991-2005) is longer.
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Los Angeles Dodgers began the launcher Clayton Kershaw heads towards the stands before a baseball match against the Giants of San Francisco in Los Angeles, California. The match took place on September 19, 2025. (AP photo / Kyusung Gong)
“Completely accomplishment,” said manager Dave Roberts. “It never ages, you never take it for granted. It takes a lot of work to get there.”
Kershaw had a decision without a decision in victory when he launched 4.1 rounds, abandoning two points deserved on four strokes and four balls on balls while removing six strikers. The 37 -year -old announced Thursday that he would retire at the end of the season.
“I wanted to make sure that we raised a drink to Clayton that day, his career and recognize what we have accomplished to arrive in the playoffs,” said Roberts. “This is a step. The next step is to win this division, so we still have work to do. Once we have done this, we can focus on the playoffs.”
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Los Angeles Dodgers’ third goal player Kiké Hernández, on the left, shares a laugh with launcher Clayton Kershaw during the fifth round of a baseball match in Los Angeles, California. The match took place on September 19, 2025. (AP photo / Kyusung Gong)
Kershaw will start more regular season when the team will play at Seattle Mariners next week, but there is no guarantee that the future Hall of Famer will be a starter in the playoffs.
With Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell in the praised of Dodgers, Kershaw knows that his opportunity to present in the playoffs could be limited.
“I am excited about what the next five or six weeks could look like,” said Kershaw. “Our team is honestly stacked with pitching right now. I can do the calculation. I know there are only so many spots, so I will just continue to try to throw well and we will see what is going on.”
“We will try to win the World Series. I’m ready and ready to do everything I can to help.”
Los Angeles Dodgers The launcher leaving Clayton Kershaw (22) delivers during the first round of a baseball match against the Giants of San Francisco in Los Angeles, California, on September 19, 2025. (AP photo / Kyusung Gong)
While the Dodgers won a place in the playoff series, they have not yet won the West National League.
The Dodgers lead second place in 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 past 13 years and needs three additional victories to reach 90 for the 12th consecutive year.
The Dodgers (87-67) face the Giants (76-78) in the second match of their three game series on Saturday at 9:10 p.m. he.
