LHP Scott Kazmir (neck inflammation) was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday.

LHP Scott Kazmir will be evaluated Tuesday in Los Angeles after experiencing neck and back tightness during his outing Monday in Cincinnati. "It's been irritating me a little bit," Kazmir said. "I've been a little stubborn. We're going to address it and see what's going on. I fully intend on making my next start." Kazmir allowed four runs on six hits on Monday afternoon in Cincinnati. He walked three and struck out one.

LHP Scott Kazmir scuffled through five-plus innings to beat Philadelphia on Wednesday night, snapping histhree-game losing streak. Kazmir allowed eight hits and two runs while striking out one and walking three, and afterward said he wasn't feeling his best. "I just felt like I was battling out there," he said. "At the beginning I felt strong. Just tempo, rhythm - it just didn't feel good." He surrendered a leadoff homer to Tommy Joseph in the sixth, then gave way to reliever Grant Dayton after allowing singles to Maikel Franco and Carlos Ruiz. Freddy Galvis' single off Dayton loaded the bases, but Dayton retired the next three hitters to extinguish the threat.

LHP Scott Kazmir, Wednesday's starter, dropped his third straight start his last time out, going six innings against the Phillies and allowing two runs on four hits while striking out six and walking three. Kazmir is 1-2 with a 5.91 ERA in four career starts against Philadelphia.

LHP Scott Kazmir allowed four runs on five hits with four walks and two strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings Friday. Kazmir (9-5), who hadn't issued a walk in his previous three starts, suffered his second straight loss after compiling a seven-game winning streak. "Overall, he just really didn't command the fastball tonight," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of Kazmir. "That's a very good hitting club and they made us pay for some mistakes. Game got away from us." Kazmir didn't dispute Roberts' assessment. "I feel like I would have been in a good position if I was able to be effective with my pitches," said Kazmir, who has a 9-10 career record with a 4.08 ERA in 30 starts against the Red Sox. "Just didn't pitch well."

LHP Scott Kazmir, who had not lost in his last 13 outings -- going 7-0 during the run -- struck out seven, walked none and surrendered four runs and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings as his streak ended Saturday night. Kazmir (9-4) hadn't lost a start in July since 2010. "We just let this one slip away," said Kazmir, who threw 109 pitches (77 strikes). "Giving up a three-spot early in the game and kind of setting the tone. Shipley was great out there. He really pitched well. Just one of those things we just didn't kind of finish at the end."

LHP Scott Kazmir collected his ninth win Sunday night against the Cardinals despite not having his top stuff. Kazmir lasted five innings, giving up six hits and three runs with no walks and three strikeouts. Kazmir needed 96 pitches to make it through his start on a night when the heat index was 108 degrees at game time.

LHP Scott Kazmir gets the start Sunday night when Los Angeles wraps up its nine-game road trip in St. Louis. Kazmir is coming off an 8-4 win on Tuesday night at Washington, cruising through seven innings and allowing just a run and four hits with eight strikeouts. Kazmir is 2-0 with a 3.20 ERA in three career starts against the Cardinals, beating them 5-3 on May 14 and coming within an out of a complete game.

LHP Scott Kazmir allowed one run in seven innings Tuesday against Washington. The soft-tossing Kazmir (8-3), who fanned eight, has not lost since May 9 and has allowed just three runs in 13 innings this season against the Nationals. Washington, oddly, had five lefty hitters in its starting lineup against Kazmir, including Ben Revere, Daniel Murphy and Bryce Harper in the two, three and four spots. Kazmir, who overcame cramps in his legs in the fifth inning, has not been beaten in his last 12 starts and gave his team a boost as Clayton Kershaw remains on the west coast. "It was big. Kaz has a lot of fight," manager Dave Roberts said. "With what we are going through, guys have to step up. And it starts with starting pitching. It was what we needed." The veteran Kazmir certainly did that against a starting lineup that featured five lefty swingers. Bryce Harper was 0-for-3 against Kazmir and 0-for-4 overall as his average dropped to .248. "It was pretty muggy out there," said Kazmir, who felt a twinge in his right calf and then left one. "It was frustrating but I ended up getting outs." Kazmir drank lots of fluids in the top of the sixth. "Pickle juice and mustard," he said, adding that what he took worked.

LHP Scott Kazmir pitched six shutout innings and amassed 10 strikeouts to earn his fifth straight win Saturday night. Kazmir retired 13 of 14 batters in the first five innings, including nine in succession, and scattered just three hits and a hit batsman during a 6-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. The left-hander reduced his earned-run average to 4.37.

LHP Scott Kazmir seeks his fourth consecutive win Saturday night against the Rockies. Kazmir has not lost since May 9, yet he has just one quality start in his past five appearances. He has pitched beyond the sixth inning just once this season.

LHP Scott Kazmir (6-3) withstood a rough first inning, when he allowed four runs and made 40 pitches, in his Monday start. He did not allow another run over four additional innings. "Scott was one hitter away from us trying to get eight innings out of our pen, but he beared down and made pitches when he needed to," manager Dave Roberts said.

LHP Scott Kazmir (6-3) withstood a rough first inning, when he allowed four runs and made 40 pitches. He did not allow another run over four additional innings. "Scott was one hitter away from us trying to get eight innings out of our pen, but he beared down and made pitches when he needed to," manager Dave Roberts said.

LHP Scott Kazmir earned his sixth quality start of the season Tuesday, allowing two runs on a season-high eight hits in six innings. Kazmir is unbeaten in his last eight starts, going 3-0 with a 3.69 ERA in that span.

LHP Scott Kazmir lasted four innings despite striking out eight, including the last four batters he faced. Kazmir gave up three runs on five hits with two walks. Kazmir yielded to reliever Casey Fien, who served up homers to Aaron Hill and Chris Carter in a three-run fifth. "It's on me. I put my team in a bad hole," Kazmir said.

LHP Scott Kazmir will be perfectly happy not seeing the San Francisco Giants for a while. After allowing three runs in five innings in a no-decision Saturday, the veteran has compiled an 0-1 record and 9.00 ERA in three head-to-heads with the Giants this season. He's 5-2 with a 3.56 ERA in 10 starts against everyone else. After Sunday's series finale, the Dodgers don't play the Giants again until Aug. 23.

LHP Scott Kazmir is finally demonstrating the form that prompted the Dodgers to invest $48 million in him over the offseason. The 32-year-old is unbeaten in his last five starts (3-0), and has been especially impressive in his last three, going 2-0 with a 2.12 ERA. He hasn't fared well against the team he will face Saturday night -- the San Francisco Giants -- this season, allowing 10 runs and 14 hits in eight innings over two starts, both of which the Dodgers lost. Kazmir is 1-2 with a 5.23 ERA in four career starts against the Giants.

LHP Scott Kazmir earned the win on Sunday, limiting the Braves to three earned runs on seven hits, walking one and striking out five. Kazmir left the game with two on and none out in the sixth inning with cramping in his quad. Manager Dave Roberts said it isn't serious enough to hold him out for a start and Kazmir himself said he was fine.

LHP Scott Kazmir had a strong outing but emerged without a decision as he went head-to-head against Cubs ace Jake Arrieta. Kazmir tossed his fifth quality start of the season, allowing just one hit while striking out seven and walking one in six scoreless innings. "For Kaz to rise to the occasion and be the veteran that he is, he gave us a huge outing and matched Jake pitch for pitch and we just followed his lead," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after his team rallied late for a 5-0 win.

LHP Scott Kazmir (4-3, 4.85 ERA) works the second game of the four-game series on Tuesday, going up against Cubs ace Jake Arrieta. Kazmir last pitched against the Cubs on June 18, 2010 as a member of the Angels, allowing two runs on five hits in six innings but got the win in a 7-6 Angels triumph. Kazmir picked up his fourth win last week against the Reds, allowing just one run on four hits while striking out 12 in a 3-1 triumph.