2025 SF Giants: Giants @ Dodgers (9/19/25)

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00:00Yeah, I'm going to call it.

00:03I'm going to retire.

00:05We've talked about it a lot.

00:06Ellen and I have talked about it a lot.

00:07Kitto's talked about it a lot.

00:09And I'm at peace with it.

00:10I think it's the right time.

00:12Yeah, I can't think of a better season to go out.

00:15And we still have a lot to accomplish, obviously,

00:17this month.

00:17And the last thing I want to do is be a distraction

00:20to anybody for accomplishing our ultimate goal,

00:24to win in the last game of the season.

00:25So we're going to get through this today.

00:28And then we're going to go win the rest of the games.

00:29And be good.

00:30We had talked about it basically all year.

00:34You know, Ellen and I just kind of going back and forth.

00:36And I think almost going into this season,

00:38we kind of knew that this was going to be it.

00:40Over the course of the season, just

00:42how grateful I am to have been healthy and be out on the mound

00:45and be able to pitch.

00:46And I think it just made it obvious

00:48that this was a good sending off point.

00:51And what's turned into a Clayton Kershaw appreciation

00:53weekend here at Dodger Stadium.

00:55You know, we don't know if he'll pitch again in a regular season

00:58game after tonight.

00:58He might.

00:59But what we do know, it is the last guaranteed regular season

01:03start that Clayton Kershaw will ever make

01:05in this hallowed ballpark.

01:06When I think of Clayton Kershaw,

01:07I think of one of the best competitors of all time.

01:10You can put him up there with Magic Johnson as far as his impact in the Los Angeles community,

01:20especially with the Dodgers.

01:21He has set the tone year after year as a captain and as a general, and he's a big game hunter.

01:26He's a big game hunter, so it's only fitting that he's going up against his arch rival who he's had a ton of success

01:30against tonight.

01:31And he's a walking statue, so I said, man, go home and take care of those kids, man.

01:36Hell of a career.

01:36In the National League West, the Dodgers are on top yet again, trying to win a division title for the 12th time in the last 13 years.

01:42They can clinch a playoff spot tonight with a victory or a Diamondbacks loss.

01:48The Giants need every win they can get between now and next Sunday.

01:52Clayton Kershaw takes the mound, and he's received by a sold-out stadium.

01:58Well, for Kershaw, the lone member of the Dodgers, his teammates said, nope, this is your night.

02:04They have yet to take the field.

02:06Now Kershaw looks over to the third-base dugout and says,

02:09come on, guys, we've got a ball game to play.

02:13Kershaw waves to the crowd.

02:15And for Clayton Kershaw, his first Major League start at Dodgers Stadium was back on Sunday, May 25, 2008.

02:24He struck out the very first batter that he faced.

02:26That was Skip Schumacher.

02:28A momentous occasion to see this man on this mound, possibly for the final time.

02:33Giants' leadoff hitter will be Elliott Ramos.

02:35Ramos cracks one out to left center field, and this one will spoil some of the party early on.

02:41A long home run from Elliott Ramos on an 0-2 pitch has given the Giants a 1-0 start in this finale for Kershaw at Dodgers Stadium.

02:51The Padres just lost to the White Sox.

02:53There's a swing and a miss.

02:55Adames is our first strikeout of the night for Kershaw.

02:59It comes on a slider.

03:00That was a good one.

03:01The home run ball was not on a good slider.

03:04Wilmer Flores.

03:07Kershaw stretching the pitch.

03:08Swing on him.

03:09Missed.

03:09Strike three.

03:10Got him with a curveball.

03:12That is the Cooperstown curveball from Kershaw.

03:15Devers at second.

03:16Chapman at first.

03:17Now face the right-handed hitting second baseman Casey Schmidt.

03:20It's a little bloop out toward right.

03:21It's Hernandez coming in.

03:23Making the catch.

03:24Two in the inning.

03:25The top of the first for Clayton Kershaw.

03:27He'll have a home run.

03:28He's settled in.

03:29And a couple of strikeouts in Kershaw's final regular season start here at Dodger Stadium.

03:35Robbie Ray's had a tough time lately.

03:36His ERA is above seven over his last five starts.

03:39He has not been going deep into games as much.

03:42Walks have been an issue for Ray.

03:44All the buzz about Kershaw.

03:45Well, Shohei's here too.

03:47Is this one in the air?

03:48And it's Gilbert, the center fielder, calling for it and grabbing it.

03:53Three and two pitch.

03:55Swing and a high pop-up.

03:57To the right of the plate coming over is Bailey.

03:59He's there and he makes a one-handed catch.

04:02Inning over.

04:03Strong first inning for Robbie Ray.

04:05The leadoff man for the Giants is aboard here in the second inning.

04:08Football's two strikes to count.

04:10Bailey touched it.

04:12Public enemy number one has been prime here tonight.

04:15Kershaw battling his command a bit.

04:17He's walked three in the first two innings.

04:19Two down.

04:20Here is Willie Adamas.

04:22He pops it up.

04:23So Kershaw gets two pop-ups to the same spot.

04:26Right when he needed him to get out of this inning.

04:28Wow, Rojas has that.

04:29And Clayton Kershaw gets through the second.

04:32Five up, five down for Robbie Ray.

04:34Trying to step up for this Giants ball club in a time of need for San Francisco.

04:38Rojas sends one out to left.

04:40It's deep.

04:41Back for Ramos and it's gone.

04:44Miguel Rojas cracks a game tying holder.

04:47We've been talking most of the season for Miguel Rojas.

04:50He has one of the lower swing and missed percentages on his Dodger ball club.

04:54It was important for you to be here for your childhood friend Clayton Kershaw who you grew up with.

04:59Why was it important for you to be here, Matthew?

05:00I got to see this guy at the beginning and being able to see him do it now for so many years here in L.A. has been incredible.

05:06I didn't want to miss this.

05:07I'm just so happy it fell on a night that I could be here.

05:09He'll be in the class of 2031.

05:12And there have really been a handful of first ballot Hall of Fame single team starting pitchers ever.

05:18The last was Jim Palmer.

05:20He was inducted in 1990.

05:22Swing and a miss.

05:22He comes back to strikeout Devers.

05:25Second strikeout on the slider is fourth punch out of the ball game.

05:30The Giants are runner in scoring position.

05:31And here is Wilmer Flores now.

05:33Flores lines one up the middle and that's a base hit.

05:36Chapman heads for the plate.

05:37He'll score the second run for the Giants.

05:39And San Francisco's back in front on a base hit by Wilmer Flores.

05:44Here is Encarnacion with runners on first and second.

05:46Here's a bouncing ball to short.

05:48Clayton Kershaw has done it all in Dr. Blue.

05:50And he's through three innings time in his Dodger Stadium regular season finale.

05:55He struck him out and he came right back to where he started.

05:59Beautiful execution from Robbie Ray.

06:01Gets the tag.

06:02Shutdown inning.

06:03A window of seeing Clayton Kershaw here at Dodger Stadium closes with each delivery that comes home.

06:0918 years wearing that uniform and having nothing but success.

06:14Here is Adamas.

06:15Teacher pitch.

06:16Swung on and missed.

06:17Strike three.

06:19Five strikeouts in the game for Clayton Kershaw as he once again leads to a standing ovation.

06:26Here's Freeman who struck out his first time.

06:28Swing and miss.

06:29Good pitch by Robbie Ray to get the strikeout.

06:31Yeah.

06:31That's what the velocity does.

06:33That's what the force he does.

06:35It makes rush as a hitter.

06:36Two to one Giants.

06:38Two down.

06:38The pitch.

06:39A fly ball to right field and waiting for it.

06:41Encarnacion.

06:43He's got it.

06:44Hardly had to move on that one.

06:46And we're heading to the fifth.

06:47Devers coming up.

06:49Riquez is up in the Dodger bullpen.

06:51Two right-handed batters next.

06:53See how Dave Roberts plays this here in the fifth inning.

06:55He'll likely be the last batter for Kershaw here at Dodger Stadium.

06:59First batter Kershaw ever faced here at Dodger Stadium was Skip Schumacher and he struck him out.

07:04He's on May 25th, 2008.

07:07Tonight, September 19th, 2025.

07:10Kershaw still a Dodger on the mound at Dodger Stadium.

07:13And he strikes out Rafael Devers.

07:16Now fitting.

07:17Then it ends with a strikeout.

07:19Just like it started back in May of 2008.

07:22Kershaw punches out Devers.

07:24And Dodger Stadium erupts one last time for a coat.

07:27Hiking the signal, hugging his fan, throwing the kiss now, doping his cap for the entire crowd.

07:34Giants leading now 2-1.

07:36The Dodgers have always passed the baton from one great player to the next.

07:40As Clayton Kershaw says goodbye, Shohei Ohtani saying hello for the last couple of years in a historic way.

07:46Ohtani with the fly ball to the left and well.

07:49Back forward, Ramos at the wall.

07:51It's gone!

07:51Oh, it is showtime in front of a sold-out house at Dodger Stadium.

07:58The Dodgers now win this ballgame 4-2.

08:02And now Mookie Betts out to left center.

08:04It's Gilbert at the wall.

08:06It's gone!

08:07The Dodgers have exploded for four runs.

08:10It's a three-run homer by Ohtani and a solo shot as a follow-up for Mookie Betts.

08:17And they chase the Giants starter, Robbie Ray, out of the game.

08:20Double for Miguel Rojas.

08:22Now here is Pajas.

08:24Line drive left center.

08:25That's going to get down to base.

08:26Hit.

08:27It bounces to the wall.

08:28It's back-to-back doubles.

08:30Rojas and Pajas.

08:32An insurance run for the Dodgers.

08:33It's 6-2.

08:34Matt Chapman, another guy who hasn't been hoping will get it going.

08:39And he hit a double hit very hard.

08:41Chapman lines one to right center field.

08:43That gets down for a hit.

08:44Adamas comes home.

08:45Chapman has driven in a run.

08:47The Giants get closer at 6-3.

08:49Chapman doing an excellent job fighting off a tough pitch to handle.

08:54Run to the scoring position, showing the ability to cash in.

08:57And this game is flopping over.

08:58Kirby Yates, veteran right-hander, with the great splitter.

09:02Bailey slaps one toward the left field line.

09:04It's a sliding catch by Andy Pajas, who's had a great night.

09:08Tanner Scott has a .472 ERA.

09:11He has nine blown saves this year.

09:13The tying run comes to the plate.

09:15Chapman can tie it up with one swing as well.

09:17Two outs.

09:18And Chapman with a pop-up.

09:21Mookie Betts waits for it.

09:23On Kershaw's night, the Dodgers win.

09:26They'll clinch a postseason berth.

09:28And they beat their rival, the Giants, 6-3.

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