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Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw doesn't need Tommy John surgery; no surgery for Max Muncy, either

LOS ANGELES -- Max Muncy roamed foul territory at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, chatting with teammates while wearing a blue T-shirt, black slacks and a bulky brace on his left elbow, the one that sustained a gruesome injury on a close play at first base during Sunday's regular-season finale.

Muncy's ulnar collateral ligament is intact and thus won't require surgery. But the Los Angeles Dodgers' first baseman won't be available for Wednesday's National League Wild Card Game against the St. Louis Cardinals or for the ensuing division series against the San Francisco Giants, should L.