Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was in the midst of another dominant year but a back injury is expected to sideline him for at least one month. Heading into the 2017 season, Kershaw was ranked the best starting pitcher in baseball by MLB Network’s The Shredder.
However, as the season reached its midway point, The Shredder produced an updated list, which had Kershaw supplanted atop the rankings by Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer, and dropped to third behind Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale.
Kershaw took the mound Sunday 15-2 with a 2.