Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw missed his teammates so much that he flew from Los Angeles to Cincinnati just to work out with them.

The injured left-hander threw on flat ground Friday before their game against the Reds, the last step before he throws off a mound in the bullpen for the first time in more than a month.

"I feel good so far," said Kershaw, who has been sidelined since June 26 with a herniated disk. "It's a one-step-at-a-time thing. I throw a bullpen [session] tomorrow. That's another step. I've been throwing for the last week and a half, and I haven't had any problems."