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With Qualls returning, Estevez to Triple-A
- Updated: August 20, 2016
DENVER — Righty reliever Chad Qualls, declared ready after missing five weeks because of a bout with colitis, was activated on Friday, with the Rockies optioning rookie righty Carlos Estevez — their closer for part of this season — to Triple-A Albuquerque.
Qualls, 38, who is 2-0 with a 5.61 ERA in 36 games in the first year of a two-year contract worth $6 million, last pitched in the Majors on July 15 before coming down with the intestinal illness and losing 16 pounds. He made two appearances for Albuquerque, where he recorded a 21.60 ERA with four hits — including a home run — a walk and two strikeouts.
With Qualls returning, the Rockies had to make a move, and …
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