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Changeup: Clayton Kershaw coming off DL to start Saturday vs Jacob deGrom

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws to a Philadelphia Phillies batter during the third inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles. Kershaw is set to make a surprise return from the disabled list Saturday, June 23, 2018, starting for the Dodgers in a marquee matchup against New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom. (Jae C. Hong / AP)
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NEW YORK – Clayton Kershaw is set to make a surprise return from the disabled list Saturday night, starting for the Los Angeles Dodgers in a marquee matchup against New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom.

Kershaw has been sidelined since June 1 with a lower back strain. The three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2014 NL MVP originally was scheduled to make a rehab start Saturday for Triple-A Oklahoma City at Omaha, but rain in the forecast caused the Dodgers to change plans.

Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts says Friday that Kershaw will be limited against the Mets, with rookie left-hander Caleb Ferguson ready in reserve. The 21-year-old Ferguson had been slated to start Saturday.

There’s rain in the New York forecast Saturday as well, but Roberts says the Dodgers feel more comfortable keeping Kershaw with the big league club.