PHILADELPHIA -- Los Angeles Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw will pitch out of the bullpen in the NL Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies .

A three-time Cy Young Award winner, the 37-year-old left-hander is set to retire at the end of the postseason . He was left off the 26-man roster when the Dodgers swept Cincinnati in the wild-card series.

"He'll be on the roster. He's going to be out of the pen and used as such," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Friday.

Kershaw went 11-6 with a 3.32 ERA this season and has started 451 of 455 regular-season games, all with Los Angeles. He has 32 starts and seven relief appearances in the postseason.

The 11-time All-Star and 2014 NL MVP is tied with Zack Wheat and Bill Russell for the most years with the Dodgers in franchise histo

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