Dodgers clinch playoff berth in Clayton Kershaw's final regular-season home game

Only the Atlanta Braves' streak of 14 straight appearances (1991-2005) is longer.

"Quite the accomplishment," manager Dave Roberts said. "It never gets old, you never take it for granted. It takes a lot of hard work to get there."

"I wanted to make sure that we raised a glass to Clayton on this day, his career, and kind of acknowledge what we've accomplished to get to the postseason," Roberts said. "That's one step. The next step is to win this division, so we still got some work to do. Once we do that, then we can focus on the postseason."

"I'm excited for what the next five or six weeks could look like," Kershaw said. "Our team is honestly stacked with pitching right now. I can do the math. I know there's only so many spots, so I'm just going to continue to try and pitch well, and we'll see what happens.

"We're going to try and win the World Series. I'm ready and willing to do whatever I can to help."

While the Dodgers clinched a playoff berth, they have not yet clinched the National League West. 

The Dodgers (87-67) take on the Giants (76-78) in the second game of their three-game series Saturday at 9:10 p.m. ET. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.