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With staff ace Clayton Kershaw on the shelf until at least mid-July nursing a lower-back ailment, members of the Dodgers‘ latest starting rotation crew are set to close out the first half of the season on a strong note before earning four days of well-deserved rest over the All-Star break.
On Friday night, newly acquired right-hander Bud Norris stepped into Kershaw’s old slot in the rotation, and although he wasn’t quite as dominant as the often referred “best pitcher on the planet,” Norris delivered perhaps his best performance of the year, throwing six scoreless innings against the Colorado Rockies.