Several hours before he was scheduled to start Friday night against the Angels, Clayton Kershaw was throwing in the outfield at Dodger Stadium.
There was a reason for that: He was about to be scratched.
Again.
Kershaw, who was also scratched from the Dodgers' previous game because of a sore right hip, is now scheduled to pitch Saturday.
With Zack Greinke starting in place of Kershaw in the series opener against the Angels, the Dodgers cruised to a 5-3 victory that extended their lead to 11/2 games over the second-place San Francisco Giants in the National League West.