Clayton Kershaw will step away from the team this week as he attends services for his mother who passed away earlier this month. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts shared the game plan with Kershaw who will go on the bereavement list but isn’t expected to miss a start. He’ll rejoin the team in Tampa before Saturday.
Kershaw has had a rough go of it since losing his mom, although the two do not seem to be related. Over his last two starts, he’s failed to pitch into the fifth inning and couldn’t even get into the fourth on Sunday.