Clayton Kershaw let go of a slider and winced. It was the top of the second inning on a Sunday afternoon, 99 games into the Dodgers' first-place season and eight days before the non-waiver trade deadline, and Kershaw's back was acting up again.

He finished the inning but came out of the game. He was diagnosed with what the team referred to as tightness on the right side of his lower back and will be placed on the 10-day disabled list.