Having won just two of their past nine games, the Colorado Rockies made a flurry of roster moves ahead of a Thursday matchup with the Houston Astros.
In his pregame news conference, manager Bud Black announced that left-handed reliever James Pazos has been optioned to the alternate training site. Additionally, the Rockies added utility player Chris Owings to the 10-day Injured List. To replace those players, Colorado recalled infielder Josh Fuentes from the alternate training site and reinstated catcher Elias Diaz from the restricted list.
Owings is likely the most impactful loss. The versatile utility man was hitting .