Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw: Dealing with minor back issue

Kershaw received treatment Monday morning for minor discomfort in his back, but he's not expected to miss his next start, ESPN reports.

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Manager Dave Roberts insisted that the ailment did not impact Kershaw during Sunday's loss to the Pirates, in which he was touched up for four runs on nine hits across six innings. Roberts went on to call it an "off-and-on-issue" and stated emphatically that Kershaw would "absolutely" be on the hill for his next start Friday against Colorado.