PT TODAY: Kershaw's return is short and not sweet

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Dodgers | DL stint for Clayton Kershaw
Los Angeles Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (back) was placed on the 10-day disabled list Friday, June 1, because of a lower back strain. The team also recalled RHP Brock Stewart from Class AAA Oklahoma City.  Source: MLBRosterMoves
 
BHQ take: Well, that didn’t take long; a five-inning start, to be specific. The early projection on his absence is a month, but it’s obviously getting more difficult to trust in Kershaw’s health. Ross Stripling looks more and more like a rotation fixture, and should be projected as such. Hyun-Jin Ryu has begun throwing on flat ground again and...

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