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Kershaw will face the Cubs three days after he wrapped up the
NL Division Series against the Washington Nationals, getting the
final two outs in relief in the decisive Game 5. The Dodgers
also announced Saturday that left-hander Rich Hill will get the
start in Game 3 when the best-of-seven series shifts to Los
Angeles.
A three-time National League Cy Young Award winner, Kershaw did
not face Chicago this season. He missed 2 1/2 months of the
season while dealing with a back injury.
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Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis was removed from
the team's American League Championship Series roster because of
a knee injury.
Travis missed the final two games of the AL Division Series
against the Texas Rangers with a bone bruise in his right knee.
He aggravated the injury in the fifth inning of Friday's Game 1
at the Cleveland Indians.
Major League Baseball approved the request to remove Travis from
the roster, and the Blue Jays replaced him with Justin Smoak.
Darwin Barney got the start at second base in Game 2 on
Saturday.
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Los Angeles Angels right-hander Garrett Richards is continuing
his recovery from an elbow injury and received a platelet-rich
plasma injection on Friday.
Richards sustained a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in
May and opted for stem cell treatment instead of Tommy John
surgery. The 28-year-old was examined Friday after pitching in
his final instructional league game and continued healing was
noted. He will take the next eight to 10 weeks off from throwing
and is expected to be ready for spring training.
Richards went 1-3 with a 2.34 ERA in six starts before being
shut down in May and is 40-32 with a 3.58 ERA in 148 career
games - 93 starts. The Oklahoma native had his 2014 campaign
ended in August when he sustained a torn patellar tendon in his
left knee but returned to make 32 starts in 2015 as the ace of
the Los Angeles staff.
(Editing by Andrew Both)
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