PHOENIX -- The Los Angeles Dodgers are expecting Clayton Kershaw to return from a hip injury and pitch Tuesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. They are also anticipating Matt Kemp will have recovered from his shoulder problems and be back in the lineup. "It has to be Tuesday," manager Don Mattingly said. That is, Tuesday must be the day the Dodgers start winning games at an abnormally high rate if they want to give themselves a chance to reach the playoffs. The Dodgers have lost nine of 15 games since they added Adrian Gonzalez to a lineup that already included Kemp, Hanley Ramirez and Andre Ethier....
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