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**Dodgers Clinch Postseason Berth, Spoil Kershaw’s Sentimental Start, Beat Giants 6-3**

**LOS ANGELES** – In a game filled with emotion and October implications, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Friday night, clinching a postseason berth in the process and severely damaging the Giants’ playoff hopes. The night was initially centered around Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw, who received a hero’s welcome in what he announced would be his final regular-season home start.

Kershaw, who plans to retire at the end of next season, was honored with a thunderous ovation as he took the mound. However, the Giants quickly disrupted the celebratory atmosphere when Heliot Ramos led off the game with a home run. The Giants added another run in the third to take the lead but were unable to hold it.

The Dodgers’ bats came alive in the fifth inning against Giants left-hander Robbie Ray. Shohei Ohtani blasted a three-run homer to give the Dodgers the lead, and Mookie Betts followed with a solo shot of his own, capping a four-run rally. Ray was pulled from the game after 4 2/3 innings, giving up 5 runs.

Despite the early setback, Kershaw pitched five innings, allowing two runs, and left the game to a standing ovation.

The loss leaves the Giants (76-78) with an uphill battle to make the playoffs. They are now two games below .500 and four games behind the Mets for the third National League Wild Card spot with eight games left to play.

“We’re not out, so we’re just trying to get as many wins as we can,” Ramos said after the game. “We’re still going to be aggressive. We’re still following the plan. We’re still with the same mindset and the same mission.”

For Kershaw, the win provided a fitting end to his final regular-season home start and cemented the Dodgers’ place in the postseason.

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