As the Rockies travel to Arlington, Texas to take on the AL West first-place Rangers (26-17), Colorado (19-25) will be turning to rookie Karl Kauffmann, who will be making his MLB debut in game one.
With injuries and struggles in the Rockies rotation this season, Kauffmann (no. 23 PuRP) becomes the 10th different pitcher to start a game through the first 45 games of the season. The 25-year-old RHP has been added to the 40-man roster and Germán Márquez was moved to the 60-day IL to make room for him.
The Rockies announced today that they have selected the contract of RHP Karl Kauffmann and transferred RHP Germán Márquez from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.