Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has been on the disabled list since late June with mild disc herniation in his lower back. He threw 60 pitches in a simulated game on Saturday, but manager Dave Roberts said the lefty “didn’t feel great” on Sunday, Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times reports.
The Dodgers will shut Kershaw down until his back pain goes away. Roberts called Kershaw’s return timetable “uncertain.”
Hyun-Jin Ryu also hit the disabled list on Tuesday as the Dodgers’ starting pitching woes continue. Kershaw was in the midst of another spectacular season, as he was 11-2 with a 1.79 ERA and a 145/9 K/BB ratio in 121 innings.
Julio Urias is expected to be recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City to rejoin the Dodgers rotation on Thursday. The Dodgers enter Tuesday’s action 52-42, 5.5 games behind the first-place Giants in the NL West.