PHOENIX -- A day after he threw a simulated game at Dodger Stadium, Clayton Kershaws return to the rotation remains undecided, reducing the possibility that he could come back by Thursdays game at Washington.Kershaw has not pitched since June 26 because of a lower back injury that was diagnosed as a mild disk herniation. He is eligible to return from the disabled list, but the Dodgers are giving their staff ace more time to make sure he is 100 percent recovered.The Dodgers wanted to see how Kershaw came out of his Saturday session before deciding their next move. Manager Dave Roberts did not say there was a setback of any kind, but he still does not have a concrete plan for Kershaw at this time.After that [the simulated game], were just making sure he feels his body feels 100 percent ready to come back because when he does come back, we want him to stay healthy, Roberts said. Thats why were being extra cautious as we are with all of our players. A couple, two, three days, to see how his body responds, and how he feels, will give us a lot more clarity. Right now, as weve been, were reluctant to put any return date for Clayton. You have to defer to his health, obviously.It was Roberts who suggested last week that Kershaw could return on the road trip, which runs through a visit to St. Louis on July 24.The Dodgers will have made one turn through the rotation to start the second half by the end of Wednesdays game at Washington. Scott Kazmir and Hyun-Jin Ryu will pitch in the first two games of that series.It left the possibility that Kershaw could pitch Thursday. The Dodgers have not scheduled a pitcher beyond Wednesday in their daily game notes.Roberts said he had no qualms about pitching three left-handers in a single series, which would happen if Kershaw pitched Thursday. The manager also said he wasnt concerned about having Kershaw fly across the country to pitch after a back injury.Yet the longer the Dodgers wait to make a decision, the more likely it is that he returns later in the week. Roberts was even asked whether the Dodgers might wait until their next homestand to get Kershaw back into the mix.I think that for Clayton, if he feels well and the doctors support it, then whether its on the road or at home, that decision will be made, Roberts said. I cant even speak to when that would be. Were trying to give it just a couple more days to see how he feels. I think that after the exertion, when things start to settle, his body will feel a certain way, whether he feels refreshed and not sore or he feels sore, and we have to readjust.If Kershaw does not pitch in Washington, Bud Norris is in line to pitch Thursday. 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Carps home run snapped an 18-inning scoring drought in the fourth, and Gomes made it 5-2 in the sixth with a solo shot that chased Baltimore starter Freddy Garcia (3-4). Every starter except for Jarrod Saltalamacchia got at least one hit, including two by Gomes. Boston finished with nine hits, four for extra bases. "Us getting shut outs not going to last too long," Gomes said. "Weve got some pretty good hitters on this team." Including Carp, whos been pressed into action at first base since Mike Napoli fell ill in the third inning of Thursday nights game. Napoli was sent back to Boston on Saturday so team doctors can determine why hes been feeling groggy over the past few days. Carp insisted that the Red Sox didnt come into the game pressing to break out of their offensive funk. "We dont think about that," he said. "We feel like were going to mash every day. It just takes one guy to get going, fortunately today it was me. Tomorrow its going to be another guy and so on and so forth." The victory increased Bostons lead over second-place Baltimore in the AL East to 2 1/2 games. The Red Sox lost three games at Camden Yards last September and were 0-2 this season, their longest dry spell in Baltimore since a seven-game stretch in 1969-70. Lackey (4-5) gave up two runs, seven hits and a walk in seven innings to improve to 12-4 lifetime against the Orioles. It was the right-handers first win since May 25, even though hes allowed three runs or fewer in nine of his 11 starts this season. Former Oriole Koji Uehara struck out the side in the eighth and Andrew Bailey gave up a two-run homer to Matt Wieters in the ninth before securing his eighth save. The game ended when pinch-runner Alexi Casilla took off from first base on a one-out liner to right by Ryan Flaherty. Shane Victorino made the catch without much difficulty and threw out Casilla for the double play. "Flaherty hit that ball very good," Casilla said. "He crushed it over my head. I kind of started running and looked where Victorino was playing and thought no chance he was going to catch that ball..dddddddddddd I guess I kept running. Bad read." Baltimores Manny Machado extended his career-high hitting streak to 13 games and hit his major league leading 31st double. Despite the loss, Baltimore has won 13 of its last 18 games against the Red Sox. The Orioles took a 2-0 lead before Lackey got an out. After Nate McLouth singled off the pitchers foot and scored on a double by Machado, Nick Markakis singled and Adam Jones drove in a run with an infield hit. Lackey avoided further damage by retiring Wieters and J.J. Hardy with runners at second and third. "It might have been the key to the game," Boston manager John Farrell said. Lackey said, "Cant really do much about the first couple guys getting on once theyre on, so you just try to minimize it the best you can." David Ortiz led off the Boston second inning with a liner to centre that bounced off the wall and eluded Jones. The husky man known as "Big Papi" legged it out for his second triple this month; the last time Ortiz had two triples in a season was 2006. With Ortiz on third, Carp drew a walk before Garcia got three straight outs. The Red Sox ended their season-high scoring drought with a three-run fourth. After Dustin Pedroia singled and Carp homered to tie it, Gomes singled and Stephen Drew ended a 4-for-31 skid with an RBI double. Pedroias single came after home plate umpire Jeff Nelson ruled he fouled off a third strike. In reality, Pedroia missed it. "It was a break for us," Pedroia said. "I just said I thought I fouled that. Then he said, Foul ball. I thought I hit something. It was probably the ground. I dont know." Boston made it 4-2 in the fifth. Jacoby Ellsbury led off with a single, his first hit in 12 at-bats during this series. He stole second, advanced on a bunt and scored on Pedroias grounder to shortstop. Baltimore put runners at the corners with no outs in the bottom half, but Lackey worked out of the jam. NOTES: Red Sox rookie Jose Iglesias stretched his hitting streak to 16 games, longest by a Boston player this season. ... At the request of Jones, the PA system played WWE theme songs before each plate appearance by the Orioles. ... Jon Lester (14-1 lifetime vs. Baltimore) will start for Boston in the series finale. Miguel Gonzalez (2-0, 2.76 ERA vs. Boston) will start for the Orioles. ... Boston RHP Clay Buchholz hasnt sufficiently recovered from a sore neck and will not start Tuesday against Tampa Bay, Farrell said. Rubby De La Rosa will start in his place if he doesnt pitch in relief before then. ' ' '