Los Angeles Dodgers

At 20, Julio Urias is too young to legally drink the champagne that ballplayers spray when they clinch a playoff berth.

But improved pitching by Urias, in the midst of a tight divisional race with the San Francisco Giants, improved the odds that his

older teammates can indulge in the bubbly pastime next month.

In three consecutive starts, Urias led the Dodgers to victory by allowing earned one run or fewer. But with 102 innings this year — including 57 in the big leagues, where he’d never previously worked — he has exceeded his highest minor league total, 872⁄ in 2014. 3

Clayton Kershaw ( herniated disk in back) said he felt 100% after a 22-pitch session Aug. 20, his first bullpen workout in more than a month. The team hopes Kershaw can return in September.

But the Dodgers were hit by two more injuries: Right fielder

Josh Reddick caught his finger on a hotel room door, and lefthander Scott Kazmir was scheduled for an MRI on his back after another poor outing.