Clayton
Kershaw might not be on the mound when the two-time NL Champion Los Angeles
Dodgers start the season.
The lefty ace is working his way back from shoulder soreness
that caused him to shut down his spring training.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said "that's fair"
when asked Monday whether Kershaw might miss the opener March 28 against
Arizona at Dodger Stadium.
Kershaw has made a franchise-record eight consecutive
opening day starts, and was tabbed to do so again when the Dodgers arrived in
Arizona.
But a couple days later, the three-time Cy Young Award winner
had some shoulder soreness that caused him to halt his throwing program. He's
taking anti-inflammatory medication.
Kershaw began throwing against last week, slowly building up
the amount of work and the distance of his throws. He threw on flat ground Monday
for the fourth time in five days.
The Dodgers have plenty of depth in their starting rotation
with Walker
Buehler, Rich Hill, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Kenta Maeda and Ross
Stripling in the mix. Julio Arias has also flashed signs that
he is ready for the big leagues, though the Dodgers may want to limit his
innings early on.
FROM AROUND THE GRAPEFRUIT AND CACTUS LEAGUES
MARLINS 9, NATIONALS 8
Lewis Brinson hit
two home runs, giving him five so far this spring for Miami. After hitting .199
in his rookie season, Brinson is hitting .438. Wei-Yin Chen went
two innings in his start, giving up four earned runs on five hits.
Jeremy
Hellickson started and worked three innings for the Nationals,
striking out four and allowing a run on two hits.
TIGERS 9, CARDINALS 5
Mikie Mahtook hit
two home runs, including a drive off St. Louis starter Adam
Wainwright. Nicholas
Castellanos added a pair of doubles. Detroit starter Michael
Fulmer worked three innings and gave up four hits.
Wainwright went three innings, allowing two runs and five
hits while striking out three. Kolton Wong led off the game with a home run.
ASTROS (SS) 4, BRAVES 3
Houston starter Wade Miley gave
up three hits in 2 2/3 innings.
Ronald Acuna
Jr. homered for Atlanta. Starter Julio Teheran struck
out four in three innings, giving up two runs and three hits.
ORIOLES 9, TWINS 4
C.J. Cron hit
two home runs for Minnesota. Kyle Gibson went
two innings in his first spring start.
Baltimore starter Dylan Bundy gave
up five hits in three innings. Renato Nunez had
a grand slam off Twins reliever Addison Reed.
METS (SS) 7, ASTROS (SS) 4
Making his case to be New York's opening day first baseman,
Pete Alonso hit his second home run of the spring, raising his batting average
to .412. Travis
d'Arnaud singled and doubled. Corey Oswalt gave
up a run on four hits in 2 1/3 innings.
Will Harris made
his spring debut for Houston after surgery in December to repair an umbilical
hernia that required him to be almost immobile for four weeks afterward. Harris
worked one inning, striking out two and allowing three hits.
George
Springer hit his first home run of the spring for the Astros.
RED SOX 9, METS (SS) 3
Gorkys
Hernandez made a diving catch in center field in the first inning
and hit a three-run homer in the second for Boston. Blake Swihart rejoined
the Red Sox after leaving to spend time with his family following the death of
his brother, Romell Jordan. Eduardo
Rodriguez worked two scoreless innings in the start, scattering
three hits.
Steven Matz started
for the Mets and left with two outs in the third after giving up four earned
runs on five hits with two walks. Tim Tebow started in left field for New York
and hit two singles.
CUBS 9, REDS (SS) 1
Albert Almora
Jr. led off the game with a home run for Chicago. Yasiel Puig went
hitless in three at-bats, striking out twice, and is hitting .154 for
Cincinnati.
REDS (SS) 3, DIAMONDBACKS 3, 9 INNINGS
Matt Kemp hit
his second home run of the spring and Kyle Farmer singled
and doubled. Cincinnati starter Tanner Roark worked
three innings of one-hit ball.
Christian
Walker furthered his bid to replace the departed Paul
Goldschmidt at first base for Arizona with a double, single and
two RBI. He is hitting .467. Arizona starter Luke Weaver
worked three innings, striking out three.
PADRES 8, INDIANS 0
Hanley
Ramirez went 0 for 3 in his debut with Cleveland. The
35-year-old recently got a minor league contract after getting released by
Boston last June 1. If he makes the Indians' big league roster, he likely would
be a part-time DH.
Cleveland starter Shane Bieber gave
up two hits in three innings.
Manny Machado doubled
for San Diego. Joey Lucchesi gave
up one hit in three innings.
ANGELS 6, WHITE SOX 6, 9 INNINGS
Los Angeles starter Trevor Cahill left
with two outs in the fourth inning after allowing two runs on four hits and
striking out three. Kaleb Cowart hit
a grand slam and Jarrett
Parker homered and singled.
James McCann had
two hits and Laz Rivera homered for Chicago. Reynaldo
Lopez worked 3 1/3 innings in the start, striking out four but
allowing four earned runs on four hits with two walks. Former Tampa
closer Alex Colome worked
a 1-2-3 inning in relief.
ROCKIES 4, RANGERS 4, 9 INNINGS
Colorado starter German
Marquez went three innings and gave up four hits.
Rougned Odor and
Bubba Thompson homered for Texas. Starter Edinson
Volquez allowed one hit over two innings.
DODGERS 8, GIANTS 4
Chris Taylor doubled
and singled for Los Angeles. Julio Urias gave
up a home run in his two-inning start.
Jeff
Samardzija started and went three one-hit innings for San
Francisco, striking out four. Evan Longoria hit
his second home run of the spring.
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