Division clinched in icon’s last home game

called “a loving gesture” and listen to him singing “Wind Beneath My Wings” that he recorded for his wife, Sandi. As the song played, the couple stood with their arms around each other.

“A lot of history this weekend,” ace Clayton Kershaw said.

Under Dave Roberts, the Dodgers became the first NL West team to win four straight division titles, also a first in franchise history. Roberts joined Tom Lasorda (1977) as the lone rookie managers to lead the club to a division title.

“It was a work in progress all year,” said Roberts, his eyes burning from champagne. “We’re going to enjoy it.”

Culberson’s first homer of the season and just sixth of his career landed in the lower left-field seats, touching off wild cheers and a raucous celebration at home plate.

The Dodgers charged out of their dugout and surrounded Culberson, jumping up and down. They donned championship T-shirts and hats from carts wheeled on the field.

“I wanted to see how they did it because everybody on this team believes and thinks that we’re going to do that next year,” Colorado starter Tyler Anderson, a Spring Valley High School product, said after his team’s 83rd loss.

The Dodgers took off their caps, turned toward the broadcast booth and held them in a salute to Scully, nattily attired in his usual long-sleeved shirt and tie despite the 95-degree heat.