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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday for the first time in his seven-year career because of a swollen muscle in his left upper back. The 26-year-old left-hander, coming off his second Cy Young Award in three years, already had been scratched from his scheduled start in San Diego on Sunday after an MRI revealed the problem. Kershaw was on a throwing progression program and was tossing the ball at different distances Saturday before the teams Freeway Series finale against the Angels when he experienced some discomfort on his 27th throw. "He felt it, and that was the last straw," manager Don Mattingly said. "So at that point, we knew we couldnt have gone any farther and that it was a DL situation. Its a situation -- not just for me, but for everyone -- that weve got to save Clayton from Clayton at this point and be cautious. We cant allow him to try to keep pushing and go forward. If it was up to him, Im sure hed want to go farther. But we cant allow him to do that right now." Kershaw, who signed a $215 million, seven-year contract on Jan. 15, won the Dodgers season opener 3-1 against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Australia last weekend. The three-time All-Star was hoping to get back in the rotation for Fridays home opener against San Francisco, but instead it will be Hyun-Jin Ryu, who also will get the assignment Sunday at San Diego against Andrew Cashner. Ryu started and won the second game of the Australia trip, but tore a toenail while running the bases that day and wasnt sure hed be able to fill in for Kershaw until after his side session Friday. "I think that once Clayton felt something, he knew that he wasnt going to make his start on Friday," Mattingly said. "With his throwing progression, the fact that he stopped right away is all weve asked of him from the beginning: If you feel it at all, youve got to stop. And he stopped right away." Kershaw has made 33 starts, struck out at least 229 batters and logged 227 2/3 innings or more in each of the last three seasons -- including a career-high 236 innings last year, when he finished 16-9 with an NL-best 232 strikeouts and a 1.83 ERA. Kershaw led the majors in ERA for the third straight year, becoming the first pitcher to accomplish that feat since newly elected Hall of Famer Greg Maddux did it from 1993-95. Now that Kershaws run at a fourth straight ERA title has been adjourned for the time being, Mattingly wasnt making any predictions on when he will return to the rotation. The Dodgers have five off days scheduled between now and April 15. "This is not something that we say, OK, we think hell be ready by this date -- and if he doesnt get there, then its like, Oh, Claytons had a setback," Mattingly said. "We should just let it do what its supposed to do and let the medical staff do their work let them tell us what he could do. 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The club says its first-choice centre back "underwent medical tests on Wednesday morning" which confirmed he has injured his right hamstring. The injury was caused in the second minute of Tuesdays 4-1 league win over Real Sociedad in the Camp Nou when teammate Sergio Busquets accidentally struck Mascherano just above the knee with an outstretched boot.MELBOURNE, Australia - With both quarterfinal spots from Group D up for grabs, Japan, Jordan and Iraq have plenty to play for Tuesday. Japan needs just a draw from its last group match against Jordan to advance, while Iraq will be looking for a big score over Palestine to boost its chances.Heres some things to watch:___JAPAN VS. JORDAN (0900 GMT): Defending champion and tournament favourite Japan and Jordan will be playing for Asian Cup quarterfinal spots when they meet at Melbournes rectangular stadium.Japan leads Group D with six points and needs only a draw to advance. Jordan shares second spot with Iraq and must win by a decent margin to ensure it advances to the final eight.Japan and Jordan have won one match each from their previous four encounters. Jordan could hold a psychological edge after downing Japan 2-1 in a World Cup qualifying match in their previous encounter in 2013.Keisuke Honda has scored in three of his last four internationals for Japan, including penalties in both Asian Cup group matches so far.But he hit the post twice from close range and smashed a long-range shot into the crossbar in the 1-0 win over Iraq and later vowed: I will score next game.Hamza Al Dardour scored four goals and set up another in Jordans 5-1 win over Palestine.Its back to the drawing board because the game we face now is critical for uss, Jordan coach Ray Wilkins said after the big win over Palestine.dddddddddddd Weve done a good job tonight, but the next game is crucial.Jordan also hopes to have striker Ahmad Hayel available to play against Japan after he missed Fridays match due to dehydration. Hayel experienced dizziness, nausea and vomited during a protracted attempt to submit a urine sample after Jordans opening 1-0 loss to Iraq in Brisbane.___IRAQ VS. PALESTINE (0900 GMT): The Iraq squad will like its chances of advancing to the quarterfinals with a big win over a Palestine lineup that has conceded nine goals in its first two games.Iraq, the 2007 Asian Cup champion, is level in second place with Jordan on three points, behind Japan on six.Of course our ticket to qualifying for the next round will be (against Palestine), Iraq coach Radhi Shenaishel said after a 1-0 loss to Japan last week. Palestine will want to come up with a positive result to leave this competition. It wont be easy.Iraq has won six of its last eight matches against Palestine dating back to 2004, and drew the remaining two. 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