Notes: May gets another start; Taylor at DH
Emergency Opening Night starter Dustin May will get a second start on Wednesday in Houston, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said on Saturday. The 22-year-old rookie, filling in for the injured Clayton Kershaw, allowed one run in 4 1/3 innings against the Giants in an eventual 8-1 win. May struck out
Emergency Opening Night starter
The 22-year-old rookie, filling in for the injured Clayton Kershaw, allowed one run in 4 1/3 innings against the Giants in an eventual 8-1 win. May struck out four without a walk, but also allowed seven hits while having his fastball clocked as high as 100 mph.
Kershaw, who experienced back stiffness during a weight-room workout on Tuesday, said on Friday he believed he would not be out long and threw in the outfield for a second day on Saturday. He is eligible to come off the 10-day injured list next Friday.
This is the fourth time in his career Kershaw has been sidelined by a back injury. The previous three times he missed 10, five and three weeks.
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• Roberts said the Giants were engaging in “gamesmanship, we’ll call it,” in withholding information on their starting pitcher and lineups until late on the day of the game, but “to each their own.”
Ken Gurnick has covered the Dodgers for MLB.com since 2001.