Dodgers to shut down Clayton Kershaw for week due to 'blip'

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As he works back from surgery on his throwing shoulder, Los Angeles Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw has been shut down for a week due to lingering soreness.

The left-handed ace reported soreness after a rehab start with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga last week, leading the Dodgers to have him undergo an MRI. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said the MRI didn't reveal new "incidents," ma