When Clayton Kershaw announced that the Los Angeles Dodgers ' September 19 showdown against the San Francisco Giants would be his final home start before an offseason retirement, it instantly made the contest a must-watch for fans of baseball, Los Angeles sports, or sports history in general.

Taking the mound to incredible fanfare from a sold-out crowd as Fun.'s “We Are Young” played over the soundsystem, Kershaw looked a little shaky early on but rounded into form in the middle innings after the Giants manufactured a second run mid-way through the third, entering the fifth inning with Rafael Devers before a series of righties, when coupled with a high pitch count, would almost certainly end his evening.

Would Kershaw give up another run and end his final start on a sour note? Or w

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