DENVER (AP) 鈥� The Colorado Rockies designated starter for assignment Monday in a season in which the right-hander has gone 3-11 with a 7.08 ERA.
Lorenzen hasn’t notched a win since June 27.
The Rockies signed the 34-year-old Lorenzen to a one-year deal in January. He was coming off a season when he struck out a career-high 127 in 141 2/3 innings for the Kansas City Royals.
鈥淚 love Mike. We developed a really good relationship,鈥� manager Warren Schaeffer said Monday before a three-game series against the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers. 鈥淚t鈥檚 just time.鈥�
Righty Tanner Gordon will fill Lorenzen’s spot in the rotation. Gordon has appeared in 17 games this season, including five starts, and has a 5.55 ERA.
鈥淭G鈥檚 been awesome,鈥� Schaeffer said. 鈥淛ust keep doing what he鈥檚 doing.鈥�
All-Star catcher Hunter Goodman was out of the lineup for a fourth game due to inflammation in his left shoulder.
鈥淪till day-to-day,鈥� Schaeffer said. 鈥淲e’ll re-evaluate tomorrow.鈥�
To take Lorenzen’s place on the roster, Colorado recalled righty TJ Shook from Triple-A Albuquerque. Shook has made four appearances with the Rockies this season, posting a 9.53 ERA in 5 2/3 innings. He has 11 saves for the Isotopes this season.
He’s open to any sort of role.
鈥淚’ve been told I鈥檝e been a Swiss Army knife in the past. So whether that鈥檚 long relief or short, closing, starting, I鈥檝e started a lot of games,鈥� Shook said. 鈥淗onestly, it helps me stay on my toes. I kind of come in with the same mindset 鈥� just go out there and pitch, throw up some zeros and get ahead of guys.鈥�
Shook, 28, was taken in the the New York Mets last offseason.
鈥淪hooky is in a position where he鈥檚 up and down right now,鈥� Schaeffer said. 鈥淭hose guys need to do whatever you ask them to do. That’s their role. He accepts that with vigor.鈥�
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