Los Angeles Dodgers ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw was positioned on the 15-day injured checklist on Saturday, at some point after leaving a begin within the second inning on account of ache in his left massive toe.
Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts stated that Kershaw is coping with a bone spur within the toe.
“There’s a lot swelling, he can barely transfer round with it,” Roberts instructed reporters earlier than Saturday’s recreation in opposition to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Kershaw, 36, exited after serving up a booming homer to Corbin Carroll on his second pitch of the second inning. The pitch — a curveball — was simply 67 mph.
“It doesn’t matter what I did, I could not discover a snug solution to push off on my toe,” Kershaw stated after the competition. “It is tremendous irritating. Clearly, I put the staff in a extremely powerful spot, having the bullpen to cowl eight innings.”
Los Angeles gained the sport, 10-9. Kershaw allowed three runs, three hits and one stroll whereas recording three outs.
A 3-time Nationwide League Cy Younger Award winner and the 2014 NL MVP, Kershaw is 2-2 with a 4.50 ERA in seven begins this season. He made his season debut July 25 after offseason shoulder surgical procedure
The Dodgers additionally positioned right-hander Joe Kelly (proper shoulder irritation) on the 15-day injured checklist and promoted right-handers Brent Honeywell and Ben Casparius from Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis.
Kelly gave up two runs and three hits over 1 2/3 innings on Friday. The 36-year-old is 1-1 with a 5.20 ERA in 31 video games this season.
Honeywell, 29, was 0-1 with a 2.21 ERA in 10 appearances (one begin) with Los Angeles earlier this season. He pitched 4 scoreless innings throughout two outings at Oklahoma Metropolis on Aug. 22 and 27.
Honeywell was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers on July 13 after being let go by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He went 1-3 with a 4.85 ERA at Double-A Indianapolis in 31 appearances and had a 2.70 ERA in two main league aid appearances for Pittsburgh.
Casparius, 25, was briefly with Los Angeles earlier this month however did not make an look. He was 4-3 with a 3.30 ERA in 14 video games (13 begins) at Oklahoma Metropolis.
–Area Degree Media
