The Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday placed left-hander Clayton Kershaw on the injured list, a day after he left his start at San Francisco with low back pain.
The team activated utility man Chris Taylor from the injured list, recalled right-hander Reyes Moronta and optioned outfielder James Outman.
Kershaw said he felt discomfort while he was warming up before the bottom of the fifth inning Thursday. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner winced and pointed to his dugout, and then walked off the field gingerly with an athletic trainer.