Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw exits early against Diamondbacks with toe pain

PHOENIX — Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw faced just seven batters Friday night before leaving with what the team said was pain in the big toe on his left foot.

No further information on the severity of the issue was immediately available.

Kershaw started the opener of a four-game series at Chase Field, an important faceoff between the division-leading Dodgers and their closest pursuers, the Arizona Diamondbacks who started the night four games back in the National League West.