"The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants on Friday night in what was future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw's final regular season start at Dodger Stadium. As unforgettable as the night was with the spotlight on the three-time Cy Young award winner all game long, Kershaw took a moment to apologize to manager Dave Roberts after being removed from the game - as only he could."
"Kershaw has had an illustrious past 18 seasons to compare his performance to on Friday, but he left the game after 4.1 innings with six strikeouts, four walks, four hits, and two earned runs. It's certainly not a game that will go down as one of his most dominant, but especially given the festivities, it didn't exactly appear to be a game that warranted an apology. When Kershaw left the mound - to a prolonged standing ovation of over 53,000 fans - his team was down, 2-1."
Clayton Kershaw made his final regular-season start at Dodger Stadium after an 18-year career with the Dodgers. He left the game after 4.1 innings with six strikeouts, four walks, four hits and two earned runs. Kershaw apologized to manager Dave Roberts, saying, "I'm sorry I pitched so poorly," after Roberts told him, "Congratulations on a great career." More than 53,000 fans gave a prolonged standing ovation as he left the mound with the team trailing 2-1. In the fifth inning Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run home run, his 52nd of the year, and Mookie Betts followed with a 405-foot homer. The back-to-back homers reversed the deficit, secured the win, and clinched a postseason berth for the Dodgers.
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