Six days after he strained his lower back, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw played catch before Friday’s game against the Giants. Earlier in the week, manager Dave Roberts had indicated Kershaw would not throw until he no longer felt pain in his back. For him to get the go-ahead to start playing catch again, I think that’s ahead of what we all anticipated. I’m going to be cautiously optimistic.”The Dodgers have not revealed a timetable for Kershaw’s absence. Kershaw pushed back at that revelation, and Roberts indicated Kershaw could return earlier than that.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 29, 2017 01:07 UTC