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.

”I think all I can say right now is thank you guys so much,” Kershaw said after stepping off the field. ”Thank you for 18 years. It hasn’t always been a smoothe ride, but you guys have stuck with me. Thank you all so much. We have another month

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