The Los Angeles Dodgers entered Friday atop the Nationwide League West standings at 20-10 total however shared some regarding information forward of the night’s house recreation in opposition to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Per Henry Palattella of the official MLB web site and Alden Gonzalez of ESPN, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw will not take the bump on Friday as scheduled. He as a substitute will head to the injured record with a pelvic situation described as “irritation in his SI joint.” Walker Buehler is ready to begin in Kershaw’s place.
Gonzalez notes that the SI joint “connects the bottom of the backbone to the hip bones.”
In a corresponding roster transfer, Los Angeles recalled left-hander Garrett Cleavinger to the energetic roster. To this point this spring, Cleavinger has posted a 5.40 ERA in two big-league appearances.
Kershaw, in the meantime, carried out like one of many league’s greatest pitchers by the season’s first month. Per ESPN stats, the three-time NL Cy Younger Award winner shares the MLB lead with 4 victories on the younger marketing campaign, and he possesses a 1.80 ERA with 32 strikeouts notched throughout 30.0 whole innings of labor.
The 34-year-old was prematurely pulled from his season-opening outing in opposition to the Minnesota Twins despite the fact that he tossed seven excellent innings and had thrown simply 80 pitches on the time. Kershaw later defended that decision.
As of early Friday afternoon, it was unclear when Kershaw could return to the Dodgers rotation.
