Kershaw to miss a start

Clayton Kershaw will miss his scheduled start on Friday after injuring his right shoulder on Sunday. How did he injure his non-throwing shoulder?

By running into a wall catching a fly ball during batting practice.

That raises an interesting question: Wouldn't he know a giant wall was right near him as he was running? Well, I guess not.

Either way, the injury is not serious, and in the long-run, may not be such a bad thing. At 21-years-old, there's some concern about him being overworked at 159 innings this year. Last year, he logged 169 innings, so he's obviously well on his way to surpassing that total.

With six starters in the rotation, Joe Torre has plenty of other options for now. Give Kershaw some rest, let him get right, and it could pay off in the end. They'll definitely need his arm to make a run in the postseason.