Colorado Rockies Place Veteran Kyle Freeland on Injured List With Back Stiffness

The Colorado Rockies have placed left-handed pitcher Kyle Freeland on the 15-day injured list with low back stiffness, retroactive to June 12, the club announced Sunday.

Freeland last took the mound Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants, allowing six hits, two walks and three earned runs across 6.0 innings of work. He cleared 90 pitches for the third consecutive outing, all while notching his third straight quality start.

The 32-year-old southpaw is 1-8 with a 5.13 ERA, 1.520 WHIP and -0.1 WAR on the whole this season. Over his last six starts, though, Freeland owns a 3.67 ERA.

In a slew of other roster moves, Colorado also reinstated left-handed pitcher Austin Gomber from the 60-day injured list and recalled left-handed pitcher Carson Palmquist from Triple-A Albuquerque. Meanwhile, right-handed pitcher Ryan Feltner was transferred to the 60-day injured list and right-handed pitcher Zach Agnos was optioned to Triple-A.

Gomber and Palmquist will start the Rockies' next two games, keeping the rotation afloat in Freeland's absence.