Clayton Kershaw expected to make rehab start on Saturday, according to Dodgers WSB-TV Channel 2 [Video]

Clayton Kershaw is getting closer to rejoining the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ starting rotation.

The three-time National League Cy Young Award winner threw two innings of a simulated game on Sunday at Dodger Stadium. His performance was encouraging enough that Kershaw is expected to pitch in a rehab start on Saturday, probably for Triple-A Oklahoma City.

“It was good to see him throw two innings,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts after the throwing session. “We accomplished what we wanted to.”

The rehab start will be the second for Kershaw since recovering from surgery to repair his left shoulder capsule and ligaments around the ball-and-socket joint in November. The left-hander threw three innings for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on June 19, but dealt with lingering soreness after the start and was shut down.

“Just some old-man shoulder, a little bit,” he told the Los Angeles Times’ Jack Harriswhen asked last week what happened. “There’s some wear and tear in there. But nothing …