The Los Angeles Dodgers overcame the shock of losing Clayton Kershaw after he completed just two innings, and Kenley Jansen blowing his first save of the season, to beat the Atlanta Braves, 5-4, in extra innings to earn a split in the four-game series.
Kershaw was officially diagnosed with right low back tightness, which is akin to the lower back stiffness that in reality turned into a mild herniated disc that kept him sidelined for 10 weeks. Kershaw threw 21 pitches over two hitless innings, with one walk and two strikeouts.
His formal removal came in the bottom of the second when Trayce Thompson pinch-hit with the bases loaded.