The Los Angeles Dodgers are waiting for information on Clayton Kershaw's back.

He returned to Los Angeles on Wednesday.

"I know he landed safely and will get some scans sometime," Dave Roberts said. "I should hear at some point and time."

Kershaw gave up four runs on nine hits Sunday night in a loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, only his second loss in 16 starts this season. He was treated for a lower back issue the next day.

The left-hander is scheduled to pitch against the Colorado Rockies on Friday, but it remains to be seen if he'll make the start.

"I haven't learned anything new today," Roberts said. "I know [pitching coach Rick Honeycutt] talked to him before he left. The idea to get him back, settled, to get the doctors' eyes on him, increase those chances for Friday. I think that we are still holding out hope. Things can always change, but I think that's where we're at right now."