Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw begins playing catch ahead of schedule

LOS ANGELES >> A mere four days after he was forbidden from picking up a baseball, Clayton Kershaw played catch at Dodger Stadium.When will Kershaw pitch in a game again? Only a handful of state secrets are more carefully guarded. The pitcher and Dodger officials have been hesitant to provide a timetable for recovery ever since Kershaw strained a muscle in his lower back Sunday.