Rockies’ Austin Gomber out for rest of season with back injury

Austin Gomber’s play is over.

The Rockies’ left-hander, the cardinal portion to the Nolan Arenado commercialized with the Cardinals, volition beryllium placed connected the 60-day injured database with pars defect, manager Bud Black said. Pars defect (or spondylolysis) is simply a accent fracture of the bones of the little spine. The fracture typically occurs owed to overuse.

The Rockies besides announced that they selected the declaration of right-handed pitcher Ryan Feltner from Double-A Hartford. He volition commencement successful spot of Gomber connected Sunday.

Feltner, 25, has divided his play betwixt High-A Spokane and Double-A. In 20 starts, Feltner is 8-3 with 2.62 ERA.

The nonaccomplishment of Gomber is atrocious quality for Colorado, but Black said that Gomber’s expected to marque a afloat recovery.

“But it volition support him retired the remainder of the season,” Black said. “He was warring a small spot of a backmost issue. He felt bully capable to transportation successful Chicago (against the Cubs connected Aug. 25), but from determination it got progressively worse.

“He pitched a bullpen and past pitched successful Texas (last Tuesday) and inactive felt discomfort, but thought it was manageable.”

On Friday, however, Gomber underwent an MRI that revealed the condition.

Gomber finishes his archetypal play with the Rockies with a 9-9 record, 4.53 ERA and a 1.240 WHIP implicit 23 starts (115 1/3 innings). Gomber started the play slowly, past pitched precise good from mid-May done mid-June, earlier showing inconsistent results since then.

In August, helium was 1-4 with a 7.56 ERA successful six starts, with a 1.920 WHIP.

“(The back) was conscionable sore and helium felt a small restricted, astatine times,” Black said. “What helium indicated to maine was that helium conscionable couldn’t decorativeness his pitches. He was inhibited by the soreness that this defect caused.”

This communicative volition beryllium updated