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Clayton Kershaw targeting Sunday return; Dodgers counting on Brusdar Graterol to rebound

Starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates after the last out of the fourth inning against Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium on April 18, 2022, in Los Angeles, California.

CHICAGO — When it has come to Clayton Kershaw’s health in recent years, the biggest question hasn’t been if the left-hander can avoid injury, but rather when — and for how long — he’d go down with an ailment.

That’s why, while a recent month-long back injury has been frustrating for the 34-year-old, it hasn’t been entirely infuriating either.

“It’s not what anybody would want,” Kershaw said Tuesday. “But I’d rather it happen this month than September, October.”

Out since May 7 because of sacroiliac joint inflammation that was causing pain in his lower back,

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