This time, with a strained lower back. It’s similar to the injury that sidelined the Los Angeles Dodgers ace for about five weeks last season.
“Don’t think it’s too serious. That’s a positive,” Roberts said Friday before the Dodgers faced the NL West-leading Colorado Rockies. “But obviously any time that he’s going to miss because of the back is disappointing. But to know that he will be back to help us win games this year obviously is encouraging.”
The 30-year-old left-hander has spent time on the DL in each of the past two seasons with a back injury.