Kuroda to DL

Uh-Oh

Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left oblique muscle, and Eric Stults will be recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque to start Saturday for the Dodgers against the Diamondbacks.

Let's hope this is not a season long problem.

"It isn't pain, it's tightness in a very specific area where we worry about for pitchers, on the opposite side," Conte said. "The key is we think it's mild, but it can be serious and take six to eight weeks. We think we caught this early."