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Clayton Kershaw exits early with lower back tightness, expected to go on DL

Clayton Kershaw let go of a slider and winced. It was the top of the second inning on a Sunday afternoon, 99 games into the Los Angeles Dodgers' first-place season and eight days before the non-waiver trade deadline, and Kershaw's back was acting up again. The Dodgers don't know what's next.