"In the dugout, manager Dave Roberts motioned to fellow veteran Freddie Freeman, sending the first baseman out to the mound to remove Kershaw from his last career start. When he got there, the two exchanged an embrace, Kershaw hugged the rest of his infield teammates, and then he acknowledged a cheering T-Mobile Park crowd as he walked back to the dugout. He donned his cap, waved his arm and disappeared down the stairs - for perhaps the very last time."
"If Kershaw is to take the mound again before retirement this winter, the Dodgers will have to advance through the first round of the playoffs. Ahead of his scoreless 5 ⅓ inning start in the Dodgers' 6-1 win against the Seattle Mariners in Sunday's regular-season finale, Roberts said Kershaw would not be on the team's roster for next week's best-of-three wild card series against the Cincinnati Reds."
Clayton Kershaw, age 37, delivered 5 1/3 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts in what could be the final regular-season start of his 18-year career. He recorded his 3,052nd career strikeout and lowered his career ERA to 2.53, the best mark among starting pitchers with 1,000 career innings in the live-ball era. Manager Dave Roberts removed Kershaw in the sixth inning; Freddie Freeman and teammates embraced him while he acknowledged a cheering crowd at T-Mobile Park. Roberts said Kershaw will not be on the Dodgers' wild-card roster, but Kershaw could return if the team advances.
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