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Colorado Rockies promote catcher Tom Muprhy for matchup with Mariners

The Colorado Rockies have called up catcher Tom Murphy to the active roster and placed catcher Nick Hundley on the 60-day disabled list, the team announced today:

Additionally, catcher Nick Hundley (cervical strain) has been placed on the 60-Day Disabled List. pic.twitter.com/dzl5Y5NSQy

— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) September 11, 2015

Murphy split this season between Double-A New Britain and Triple-A Albuquerque, hitting .256/.314/.490 with 20 home runs, seven of which came in 33 games with the Isotopes.

He is available tonight, but Murphy is not in the Rockies lineup against the Mariners and starter Hisashi Iwakuma.