4:25pm: Freeland told the Colorado beat that the injury is unrelated to the home plate collision ( via Patrick Lyons). Theres no timetable for his return. The southpaw went for imaging but said he doesnt expect itll reveal any ligament damage. 3:20pm: The Rockies announced that left-hander has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a left elbow strain, retroactive to April 16. Right-hander has been recalled in a corresponding move. Freeland, 31 next Adrian Martinez Jersey month, is having a rough start to his season, having allowed 23 earned runs in 15 2/3 innings over his first four starts. Most recently, he was the subject of attention for a non-pitching appearance he made. After Freeland had started Sundays game, he entered Mondays contest as a pinch runner. Catcher doubled with two outs in the top of the ninth, with the Rockies tied with the Phillies at the time. Freeland ran for Daz and went to third on a wild pitch, then later tried to score on yet another wild pitch. But as he slid into home, he collided with pitcher , who was receiving the ball from catcher and attempting to make a tag. Freeland was ruled out and was visibly hurt on the play, grabbing at his non-throwing shoulder (Video via ). After the game, manager Bud Black said that Freeland was fine, per . Black later explained to that a stomach virus was going around the club and a couple of guys on the team were not even present at the ballpark, meaning there was e sentially no position player bench to draw from, which is why Freeland was tapped for the unusual a signment. That injury was to Freelands right shoulder and todays is a strain of his left elbow. The team has not commented on todays injury announcement, though says theyre unrelated. Whether theres any connection to the pinch-running situation or not, its bad news for the Rockies either way. They have started the season 4-15 and Freelands injury will further thin out a pitching staff that is arguably the worst in baseball. Collectively, Colorado pitchers have a 6.01 ERA, highest in the league. The Astros are 29th at 5.24 and will likely see some stabilization now that is coming off the injured list, thus bumping everyone else down a peg. The Rockies play in a very hitter-friendly setting but its still been bleak. As of a few years ago, the Colorado rotation was anchored by Freeland, and , with the Rockies signing extensions with all three of those pitchers. But the latter two both required Tommy John surgery last summer, leaving Freeland as the only member of that trio left standing. As mentioned, Freeland wasnt out to a great start, but in a tiny sample size. Over his entire career, he has a 4.53 earned run average despite pitching half his games at Coors Field. The Rockies gave him a going into the 2022 season. To this point, its unclear if Freeland is facing a significant absence, but the fact that he has an elbow strain will at least lead to some worry that yet another pitcher will be going under the knife. Even if that doesnt come to pa s, the Rockies will nonethele s be proceeding without any of their core starters for the next few weeks at least. Davis was starting in the minors so perhaps he will step in Freelands rotation spot for the time being alongside , , and . The club will presumably provide more details about Freelands prognosis, either before or after tonights game. Grant Holman Jersey