MLB Player News

Kershaw won't start as scheduled Wednesday against the Giants as the teams agreed to postpone the game in protest of the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

It's the third MLB game of the night to be postponed in protest, with the Brewers and Reds doing so first and the Mariners and Padres following suit. It's unclear when the game will be made up, but the Dodgers and Giants could opt for a doubleheader Thursday. Regardless, Kershaw is likely to be on the mound the next time the Dodgers take the field.

Houser won't start as scheduled Wednesday against the Reds as the teams elected not to play in protest of the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Jared Diamond of The Wall Street Journal reports.

According to C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic, the game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Thursday, with Houser receiving the starting nod in the matinee.

Gray's scheduled start vs. the Brewers on Wednesday was postponed, Jared Diamond of The Wall Street Journal reports.

Both teams agreed to postpone Wednesday's game in protest of a police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, WI. According to C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic, the game will be made up via a doubleheader Thursday, with Gray taking the ball for Game 1.

General manager Mike Hazen said Kelly (shoulder) probably won't return this season, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.

Kelly underwent a procedure to remove a blood clot from his right shoulder earlier in the week, and it sounds like the right-hander is expected to miss the remainder of the season as a result. This is a tough blow for Kelly, who compiled a 2.59 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 29:5 K:BB across five appearances (31.1 innings) before landing on the shelf. Taylor Clarke started in place of Kelly on Monday and could continue to do so.

Peterson (shoulder) threw another bullpen session Wednesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Wednesday's throwing session marks Peterson's second bullpen in three days. The right-hander has been sidelined since Aug. 16 with a shoulder issue, but manager Luis Rojas noted he's a candidate to rejoin the rotation in the near future.

Wacha (shoulder) threw another bullpen session Wednesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Wacha, who has been sidelined since Aug. 9 with shoulder inflammation, has now thrown two bullpens in three days. With the Mets set to play a pair of doubleheaders this weekend, the hope is that Wacha will be ready to rejoin the rotation in the coming days.

Musgrove (triceps) will throw a simulated game at the alternate site later this week, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.

He will throw two simulated innings at some point in the next couple days in Altoona. This will mark another important checkpoint for Musgrove, who had already been throwing bullpen sessions. It is unclear when he will return to the rotation, but considering he will only throw a couple simulated innings, it seems likely he will throw at least one more simulated game before returning to the big-league rotation.

Taillon (elbow) will throw live batting practice Wednesday at the alternate site in Altoona, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.

Former Pirates beat writer Travis Sawchik, now of FiveThirtyEight, retweeted a video that Taillon posted, noting that he has shortened his arm action, similar to what Lucas Giolito and many Cleveland pitchers have done in recent years. This may provide optimism that Taillon can be the rare pitcher who successfully recovers from two Tommy John surgeries. He is not expected back until the 2021 season.

Manager Torey Lovullo said after Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Rockies that Kelly underwent a procedure to remove a blood clot from his right shoulder, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.

Kelly was scratched ahead of his scheduled start Monday and placed on the 10-day injured list later that day with what the club labeled as a right shoulder impingement, but the blood clot may have been detected during follow-up examinations. Lovullo didn't provide an estimated timeline for Kelly's return, but given the nature of the 31-year-old's procedure, he's seemingly at risk of missing the remainder of the season. The setback is an unfortunate one for both the Diamondbacks and the right-hander, who had been one of the club's top pitchers this season with a 2.59 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 29 strikeouts in 31.1 innings over his five starts.

Marquez didn't factor into the decision in Tuesday's game between the Rockies and the Diamondbacks. He allowed three runs on six hits -- including two home runs -- and three walks while fanning five across five innings.

Marquez began the season allowing one run in each of his first two starts, and, even though he has allowed multiple runs in each of his last five outings, his numbers are inflated by an Aug. 20 performance against Houston when he surrendered 10 runs across five innings. He has allowed three or fewer runs in each of his other six starts this season, posting a 2.68 ERA in 37 innings when removing the aforementioned outing against the Astros.