Clayton Kershaw is scheduled to leave the team's current road trip

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershawhad his second-worst outing of the season Sunday night against the Pirates, giving http://www.nflcardinalsofficialstore.com/AUTHENTIC+DJ+HUMPHRIES+JERSEY up four runs on nine hits. A day later, as the Dodgers finished a four-game series at Pittsburgh, he was being examined for what was then labeled as minor back discomfort.
Manager Dave Roberts said he remains hopeful that Kershaw can make his next scheduled start Friday at home against the Colorado Rockies. The Dodgers begin a three-game set against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday.
Kershaw has made at least 30 starts in six of the past seven seasons.

Kershaw's ailment Demarcus Lawrence Cowboys Jersey is the latest in a string of back issues plaguing Dodgers players. Carl Crawford and Scott Van Slyke went on the disabled list early in the season with back problems, and rookie Trayce Thompson has dealt with a sore lower back the past three weeks that has slowed his hot start.

Injuries to starting pitchers as a whole have affected the Dodgers this year. It started in spring training, when Brett Anderson went down with a back problem that required surgery. Mike Bolsinger went down with an oblique strain. By that time, pitching prospect Frankie Montas was out after rib resection surgery. In May, Alex Wood was placed on the DL with an elbow injury.
"He's not pitching here in Milwaukee, so as we looked at his Friday start, to get him a couple of days back home makes sense," Roberts said. "He will consult with the doctors when he gets back to L.A., and we'll see where it goes from there."

Kershaw, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, was not in the Dodgers' clubhouse http://www.falconsnflofficialproshop.com/AUTHENTIC+TYSON+JACKSON+JERSEY and was thus unavailable for comment during the media's open access time Tuesday, although he was expected to be at Miller Park for the game against the Brewers.

Dodgers back specialist Robert Watkins will oversee the examination on Kershaw.

"With who Kershaw is, and with any of our players, you want to be prudent," Roberts said. "It was the training staff and him conferring and feeling like returning to Los Angeles was the best thing for Clayton."

Roberts originally told ESPN.com on Monday that the back issue Richard Rodgers Packers Jersey had been an "off-and-on issue" for Kershaw. It obviously had not bothered him to the extent it did after his start against the Pirates, although he did do at least part of his post-start workout Monday morning.

"It's been a few weeks where it has been in and out and it has felt good, then it started barking a little bit," Roberts said. "Right now we want to get some answers."
That is why Roberts stared straight ahead and did not blink when asked what the team would do Friday if Kershaw is unavailable. Said Roberts, "We're not thinking about that."