Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, sidelined since June 26 with a herniated disk in his lower back, could return as early as next week but is expected on the mound by the end of July at worst, manager Dave Roberts said Thursday.
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Roberts' timetable is good news for a Dodgers team, 51-40 and 6 1/2 games back of the first-place Giants, that is hoping to build on a strong finish to the first half.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Kershaw (11-2, 1.