A roar of applause followed pitcher Clayton Kershaw as he walked off the mound Friday evening in his final regular season start at home in Dodger Stadium ahead of his recently announced retirement

Kershaw gave up two runs out of 91 pitches in the matchup against the San Francisco Giants before striking out Rafael Devers to close out the top of the 5th inning. He embraced teammates, shook hands with manager Dave Roberts, then blew kisses and mouthed words of appreciation to thousands of fans giving him a standing ovation as he walked to the dugout.

Kershaw announced his retirement Thursday. With 11 All-Star selections, three Cy Young Awards and a World Series title to his name in 2020, he will go down as one of the most dominant pitchers of his generation.

“I’m at peace with it,” Kershaw

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