Los Angeles Dodgers ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw was placed on the 15-day injured list on Saturday, one day after leaving a start in the second inning due to pain in his left big toe.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Kershaw is dealing with a bone spur in the toe.
“There’s so much swelling, he can barely move around with it,” Roberts told reporters before Saturday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Kershaw, 36, exited after serving up a booming homer to Corbin Carroll on his second pitch of the second inning. The pitch — a curveball — was just 67 mph.
“No matter what I did, I couldn’t find a comfortable way to push off on my toe,” Kershaw said after the contest. “It’s super frustrating. Obviously, I put the team in a really tough spot, having the bullpen to cover eight innings.”
Los Angeles won the game, 10-9. Kershaw allowed three runs, three hits and one walk while recording three outs.
A three-time National League Cy Young Award winner and the 2014 NL MVP, Kershaw is 2-2 with a 4.50 ERA in seven starts this season. He made his season debut July 25 after offseason shoulder surgery
The Dodgers also placed right-hander Joe Kelly (right shoulder inflammation) on the 15-day injured list and promoted right-handers Brent Honeywell and Ben Casparius from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Kelly gave up two runs and three hits over 1 2/3 innings on Friday. The 36-year-old is 1-1 with a 5.20 ERA in 31 games this season.
Honeywell, 29, was 0-1 with a 2.21 ERA in 10 appearances (one start) with Los Angeles earlier this season. He pitched four scoreless innings across two outings at Oklahoma City on Aug. 22 and 27.
Honeywell was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers on July 13 after being let go by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He went 1-3 with a 4.85 ERA at Double-A Indianapolis in 31 appearances and had a 2.70 ERA in two major league relief appearances for Pittsburgh.
Casparius, 25, was briefly with Los Angeles earlier this month but didn’t make an appearance. He was 4-3 with a 3.30 ERA in 14 games (13 starts) at Oklahoma City.
