Major League Baseball roundup

[July 20, 2016]  July 19 (The Sports Xchange) - Los Angeles Dodgers' ace Clayton Kershaw has been shut down after he experienced a recurrence of soreness in his back over the weekend.

Kershaw has not pitched since June 26 because of a herniated disk. Manager Dave Roberts told the Los Angeles Times that a date for Kershaw's return to the Dodgers is "uncertain."

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The St. Louis Cardinals placed third baseman Jhonny Peralta on the 15-day disabled with a thumb injury, the team announced.

Peralta suffered a ligament strain in his left thumb during Sunday's game against the Miami Marlins. He underwent surgery on the same thumb prior to the season and missed the first 57 games.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates activated catcher Francisco Cervelli from the 15-day disabled list, the team announced.

Cervelli underwent surgery on his left hand five-plus weeks ago.

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The Baltimore Orioles placed outfielder Hyun Soo Kim on the 15-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain, and purchased the contract of outfielder Julio Borbon from Double-A Bowie. Henry Urrutia was designated for assignment to make room for Borbon on the 40-man roster.

Kim was injured while running to first base in the Orioles' final game before the All-Star break and has missed the past four games. The transaction is retroactive to July 11.

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Kyle Zimmer's winding, injury-pocked road to the big leagues took another detour.

A right-handed pitcher ranked the second-best prospect in the Kansas City Royals' minor-league system, Zimmer is out for the remainder of the 2016 season because he needs surgery to correct thoracic outlet syndrome.

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The San Francisco Giants have signed veteran right-hander Kyle Drabek to a minor league deal.

The former first-round pick and Top 30 prospect with a powerful arm and a quick bat, appeared in one game this season with the Arizona Diamondbacks before being released last month. He won eight games in seven injury-marred seasons.

While the odds are stacked against him, the Giants are looking at Drabek as an infielder, not a pitcher. (Editing by Frank Pingue)

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