The Dodgers' lengthy injury list added its biggest name yet Monday, with Clayton Kershaw officially being sidelined because of a shoulder injury that occurred during a start in Colorado last week.
Six days after initially feeling shoulder pain, and on the afternoon of what was supposed to be his first start since then, Kershaw was instead placed on the 15-day IL retroactive to June 30, a move that will keep the left-hander out until after the All-Star break.
Kershaw's injury, deemed as left shoulder soreness by the team, isn't believed to be serious. He had held out hope of pitching Monday, waiting until the last minute to see if his shoulder would feel better after a lightened between-starts throwing program last week. And by timing his IL stint right before the All-Star break, Kershaw could miss as few as two starts (Monday's and another this weekend), potentially minimizing the short-term impact his absence will have on the team.
