Clayton Kershaw treated Dodger fans to a strikeout on his final pitch Friday night and left the field to raucous cheers in his final regular-season start at Dodger Stadium.

With emotions running high, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw struck out Rafael Devers to end his final regular season home start.

Kopech has battled a number of physical issues this year. Since returning from knee surgery, he has been unable to find his command, walking nine of the 24 batters he faced this month.

The Dodgers (86-67) continue their four-game series against the rival Giants (76-77) Friday night in Los Angeles. Clayton Kershaw (10-2, 3.53 ERA, 1.22 WHIP) makes his 450th start of his career and final regular season start at Dodger Stadium. Left-hander Robbie Ray (11-7, 3.50 ERA, 1.20 WHIP) starts for the Giants.

Closing on a fifth NL West title in a row, the reigning World Series champion Dodgers officially will be back in the playoffs for the 13th year in a row. The Dodgers clinched at least a wild card on a memorable Friday night at Dodger Stadium.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are getting ready for the postseason. Rōki Sasaki may have just paved a path to the playoff roster.

The Dodgers are going to have their worst record in at least seven years, but they’ve once again met one of their foundational goals. The Dodgers are in the playoffs for a 13th year in a row, tied for the second-longest streak in major league history.