PHOENIX —
The Dodgers placed starting pitcher Clayton Kershawon the injured list Saturday, a night after he left a start against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second inning with a bone spur on his left big toe.
In a corresponding move, the Dodgers called up Ben Casparius from triple-A Oklahoma City, who will be needed to provide length in a shorthanded bullpen that combined for eight innings in Friday’s win.
Kershaw’s placement on the IL was no surprise. Manager Dave Roberts said the 37-year-old left-hander has been dealing with his bone spur on and off for “years” and that it flared up Friday to the point where he struggled to push off the mound.