--LHP Clayton Kershaw was optioned to Double-A Jacksonville before the game to make room for Kuroda. 

In a development that had seemed inevitable from the moment Rafael Furcal's minor league rehabilitation assignment was shut down after one game on Tuesday, the Dodgers shortstop will have surgery on Thursday to have a disk in his lower back partially remo 

Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal will have surgery on Thursday to relieve pressure on a disk in his lower back and could be out at least eight weeks, manager Joe Torre said. 

Joe Torre sure wasn't expecting a start like this from Hiroki Kuroda. 

Hiroki Kuroda threw seven shutout innings after coming off the disabled list, and Jeff Kent had a pair of RBI doubles to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-0 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers appear to be scoring again. 

One of the great things about watching a baseball game is you never know when you're going to see something you've never seen before. 

MEDICAL WATCH: LF Juan Pierre (sprained left medial collateral ligament) went on the 15-day disabled list June 30. 

Shortstop Rafael Furcal has suffered what appears to be another setback in his seemingly endless attempt to come back from a lower back injury that has sidelined him for almost two months. 

--LHP Clayton Kershaw pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs and six hits, but he still doesn't have a win in 17 starts this season with Class AA Jacksonville and with the Dodgers. 

The Angels may have missed out on big names in the past, but Ken Rosenthal says they're out to change that this summer. 

After being virtually nonexistent the last few games, the Los Angeles Dodgers' offense finally broke out of its slump. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers finally found some offense and a way to beat the Houston Astros. 

Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal left a rehab assignment with the team's Triple-A affiliate in Las Vegas on Tuesday and returned to Los Angeles after experiencing discomfort in his back. 

MEDICAL WATCH: LF Juan Pierre (sprained left medial collateral ligament) went on the 15-day disabled list June 30.