Kershaw goes on IL with left elbow inflammation

Updated Jul. 7, 2021 8:05 p.m. ET
Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) —

Three-time NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday by the Los Angeles Dodgers because of left elbow inflammation.

Kershaw is 9-7 with a 3.39 ERA in 106 innings this season. The 33-year-old left-hander is tied for the NL lead in starts with 18.

In his previous start, allowed three runs in four innings at Washington on July 3, throwing 54 pitches in a rain-shortened game. He had been scheduled to start against Arizona on Friday.

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Los Angeles recalled right-hander Mitch White from Triple-A Oklahoma City.

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