"The team in the first-base dugout couldn't be bothered with the sentimentality. Heliot Ramos began the game with a leadoff homer on Kershaw's third pitch of the night. Wilmer Flores contributed an RBI single that gave the Giants a one-run lead. Robbie Ray only allowed one run through four innings. When Kershaw exited after striking out Rafael Devers to begin the fifth inning, being serenaded with love reserved for franchise lifers, the Giants led by a run."
"But as has been the case so many times over the last 18 seasons, San Francisco couldn't win a ballgame where Kershaw took the mound. On one last occasion, Kershaw had his role in a Giants lost, the latest and last being a 6-3 defeat that further sinks San Francisco's chances of playing October baseball. Friday night also served as a reminder that the Giants have another generational talent to contend with for the foreseeable future"
Clayton Kershaw took the mound for his final regular-season start, and the Giants jumped ahead early when Heliot Ramos homered on Kershaw's third pitch. Wilmer Flores added an RBI single to make it 2-1, and Robbie Ray allowed just one run through four innings. Kershaw left after striking out Rafael Devers to begin the fifth with a one-run lead, but the Giants again could not win when he started. Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in the fifth and Mookie Betts followed with a solo shot, pushing the Dodgers to a 6-3 victory and dimming San Francisco's playoff chances.
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