The Los Angeles Dodgers placed star left-hander Clayton Kershaw on the bereavement list on Monday, May 22, but the nine-time All-Star is still expected to make his scheduled start on Saturday.
In a pair of corresponding moves, the Dodgers recalled right-hander Gavin Stone from Triple-A Oklahoma City and designated right-hander Wander Suero for assignment. Los Angeles also selected the contract of right-hander Tayler Scott.
Kershaw, 35, is 6–4 with a 2.98 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 57 1/3 innings this season. In his 16th season with the Dodgers, Kershaw—the No. 7 overall pick of the 2006 draft—is 203-91 with a 2.49 ERA and 2,876 strikeouts.
One of the Dodgers’ top prospects, Stone, 24, got the start for Monday’s series opener against the host Atlanta Braves….