Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw (back) expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw's (back) initial prognosis indicates he will miss 4-6 weeks, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.

What It Means:

Things aren't as bad as last year's injury that kept Kershaw out for two months, but it still sounds like he'll be on the shelf until at least the end of August. A more concrete timetable should be known following Kershaw's meeting with Dr. Robert Watkins.

Kershaw owns a 2.04 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, and 31.4 strikeout percentage (K%) across 141 1/3 innings on the season while going 15-2 through 21 starts.