Clayton Kershaw made what amounted to a major league rehabilitation start last Saturday, foregoing a minor league tune-up in his return from a lower-back strain to throw 55 pitches over three innings in a win over the New York Mets.
Anthony Rizzo broke open the game with a three-run double off reliever Erik Goeddel, and Addison Russell followed with a two-run homer to highlight Chicago’s seventh-inning outburst, the most runs the Dodgers have given up in an inning this season.
Buehler, who hadn’t pitched since June 9, threw 25 pitches in a bullpen workout Tuesday and traveled to Oklahoma City on Wednesday.