Shohei Ohtani is simply incredible. The Dodgers superstar made sure that the Los Angeles Dodgers would not lose Clayton Kershaw's final regular season start at Dodger Stadium on Friday night.

His three-run homer, followed by a solo shot from Mookie Betts, helped the Dodgers defeat the San Francisco Giants 6-3. Friday night also was the one-year anniversary of Ohtani becoming a 50-50 player, too.

Things got a little testy in the top of the ninth when Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott allowed two Giants to reach base with one out. But Scott, much maligned this season for his work out of the bullpen, got himself together and nailed down the victory.

It was an even bigger win for the team as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night, giving the Dodgers a spot in the National League postseason. Kershaw, who might have one more regular season start on the road before it ends, will be on the Dodgers postseason roster yet isn't due to be in the rotation.

That didn't matter as Dodgers fans raised their hands and cheered pretty much everything Kershaw did. With one out in the top of the fifth inning, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts came out to get Kershaw out of the game. Kershaw's teammates on the field immediately started clapping with their gloves and made their way to the pitcher's mound.

Kershaw received hugs all around and walked off to a king's celebration. As he made his way to the Dodgers dugout, Kershaw looked up in the stands and saw his family. He hugged himself and waved to them, letting them know that he saw them.

Edgardo Henriquez, who came on to relieve Kershaw, picked up the win and Scott earned his 22nd save on the season. Giants starter Robbie Ray took the loss.

Heliot Ramos hit a leadoff home run off Kershaw in the top of the first inning, giving the Giants a 1-0 lead. Miguel Rojas, though, answered in the bottom of the second with a solo homer, tying the game at 1-1. In the top of the third, Wilmer Flores' RBI single put San Francisco on top 2-1.

That's where it stood when Kershaw left the game. 

But the Dodgers were not through scoring, thanks to Ohtani, Betts and their teammates.

Ohtani, with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning, hit his 52nd homer this season with Andy Pages and Enrique Hernández on base. That made it 4-2 Dodgers at that time. On the very next pitch, Betts hit his 20th homer this season for a 5-2 LA edge.

The Dodgers added a run in the bottom of the sixth and San Francisco answered with one in the top of the seventh, but that put a wrap on the scoring.

Ohtani is now hitting .283 on the season with an OPS of 1.013. He's been incredible this season despite injury woes. Pages went 3-for-3 on Friday night and Rojas was 2-for-3 at the plate. 

Those Dodgers fans had plenty to celebrate beyond Kershaw's Hall of Fame-bound career. It would be a shame if he's not a first-ballot entrant into Cooperstown. 

But Los Angeles has more work to do coming up in the postseason. For one night, though, the 18-season left-hander with the incredible 12-to-6 curveball was lauded in a well-deserved final regular season start.