Clayton Kershaw's return is an important boost for a depleted rotation, but it shouldn't impact the Dodgers' search for an ace as the trade deadline nears.
LOS ANGELES — As Clayton Kershaw jogged out to the mound on a warm, sticky Thursday afternoon at Dodger Stadium, his family watched delightedly a few hundred feet away. His wife, Ellen, wore a No. 22 hat and her husband's jersey as she wiped away tears. She stood next to her kids, who created custom Skechers cleats for their dad to celebrate the occasion.
That wasn't a problem Thursday, as he navigated around traffic to put up a zero and struck out Patrick Bailey on a slider to end the first inning. 'The last couple years when he was throwing, afterwards there was soreness, pain and trying to just get to the next start,' Roberts said. 'Where now, days after he throws, he feels strong, he feels fresh, the soreness is in the right parts of the body. The stuff, for me, like I said a couple days ago, is better than it was last year.
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