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Mon Jul 24 201700:37MLB notebook: Kershaw (back tightness) headed for DL
Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw left Los Angeles' game against the Atlanta Braves after two innings Sunday due to right lower back tightness.Kershaw was scheduled to see Dr. Robert Watkins on Sunday evening for tests. Manager Dave Roberts said Kershaw would go on the 10-day disabled list no matter the results.This is not the first time Kershaw has dealt with a back issue. Last year, he missed 2 1/2 months during the season with a herniated disk that didn't require surgery. He said he felt something different on his final warmup pitch in the second inning.Kershaw struck out two, walked one and didn't allow a hit or a run while throwing 21 pitches before exiting. He is 15-2 with a 2.04 ERA and is having another Cy Young Award-caliber season. Kershaw hasn't lost a start since May 1.--Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg was lifted after pitching two scoreless innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks.Strasburg said after the game that he was experiencing achiness in his forearm that he felt in his last outing and that exiting early was a precautionary measure.Strasburg has been injury-free this season, but he has a lengthy list of ailments that date to his rookie season in 2010. He is 10-3 with a 3.25 ERA this season.--The Nationals recalled catcher Pedro Severino and selected the contract of outfielder Andrew Stevenson from Triple-A Syracuse.Outfielder Ryan Raburn was placed on the bereavement list, and outfielder Chris Heisey was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a left groin strain.Additionally, outfielder Jayson Werth (left foot contusion) was transferred to the 60-day disabled list.--Houston Astros rookie third baseman Colin Moran was placed on the 10-day disabled list a day after he sustained a facial fracture from a deflected inside pitch.Moran was carted off the field in the sixth inning of the Astros' 8-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday after the left-handed hitter fouled off a pitch from reliever Darren O'Day straight up and into the area near his left eye.The 24-year-old Moran started this series 3-for-6, including a 1-for-2 effort Saturday. He was playing in only his second game this season after being called up Tuesday following an injury to All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa.--New York Yankees second baseman Starlin Castro returned to the 10-day disabled list with another injury to his right hamstring.Castro was activated off the DL on July 15 but reinjured the hamstring while running out a ground ball on Wednesday at Minnesota. The latest move is retroactive to Saturday. Castro played in the first two games of the series at Seattle on Thursday and Friday, with one hit in eight at-bats.Castro is hitting .307 with 12 home runs and 45 RBIs in 79 games this season.