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Oberg lands on DL; Estevez recalled to ‘pen
- Updated: August 22, 2016
MILWAUKEE — The Rockies placed reliever Scott Oberg on the 15-day DL with axillary artery thrombosis and recalled reliever Carlos Estevez prior to Monday’s series opener with the Brewers.
Oberg, who last pitched on Friday, was experiencing tightness in his arm that required a “day or two” of rest, according to Rockies manager Walt Weiss. That tightness and fatigue, however, did not dissipate — a symptom of the injury caused by arterial compression — and tests revealed the severity of Oberg’s injury.
“He went for some tests [Sunday],” Weiss said. “It showed some clots. It’s a scary situation any time you talk about blood clots. It’s a good thing we got on it early, but it was scary news when we got that. But I think they’re taking care of it as we speak, and he’s …
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