Last week, the Dodgers experienced an all-too-common sight over the last few years – Clayton Kershaw walking off the mound with an injury. Last year, Kershaw exited a start and walked off the mound with the ball still in his hand. Last week against the Giants, Kershaw was pulled after just four innings after experiencing lower back pain during his warmup tosses.
The lefty landed on the injured list the very next day. Unfortunately, the injury marks yet another back injury for the three-time Cy Young winner.
Kershaw received an epidural to help manage the pain and earlier this week, manager Dave Roberts laid out the next steps for Clayton’s return to the rubber (quotes via OCR’s Bill Plunkett).