PHOENIX — The Rockies lost another closer to the disabled list Monday, taking right-hander Adam Ottavino off the roster with a right triceps injury. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list and Colorado called up righty Jorge Rondon from Triple-A Albuquerque to take his bullpen spot.

Ottavino, 29, pitched a scoreless ninth inning Friday night against the Giants for his third save of the season. He also pitched a scorless 10th inning Saturday. In 10 appearances, he’s allowed just three hits and no runs. And he has 13 strikeouts against only one walk.

“Hopefully we can nip this in the bud now early in the season,” said Ottavino, who said he pitched through pain in his last three starts. He was waiting for the final results of a magnetic resonance imaging scan before Monday’s game against the Diamondbacks, but his early diagnosis was triceps inflammation.

“I didn’t feel like myself,” he said. “Now I’m in a holding pattern.”

John Axford, a former major-league saves leader with Cleveland, will take over the Rockies closer job, for now.

“If we have the lead in the ninth tonight, it’ll be Axford,” manager Walt Weiss said. “But with Axford and (Rafael) Betancourt, we have options down there.”

The Rockies also have veteran LaTroy Hawkins on the DL. He started the season as Colorado’s closer before he was demoted, then injured.

Ottavino, who last went on the DL while in the minors in 2011, has not allowed a run in his past 16 games, dating back to Sept. 7, 2014. Since then, he’s pitched 16 scoreless innings with just six hits, two walks and 17 strikeouts.

Ottavino said he felt some soreness when pitching against the Giants on Saturday. He was able to pitch well but the pain continued into the following day.

Rondon has one major league appearance, a one-inning stint for the St. Louis Cardinals last season. He’s allowed two hits and one run in 6 2/3 innings over five games at Albuquerque.

“My fastball is good right now. And my command feels right,” said Rondon, who was on the Rockies’ lineup sheet Sunday before a rained out game against the Giants. He wasn’t officially activated until Monday.

Ottavino’s DL stint is retroactive to Saturday’s game. The Rockies also reinstated David Hale from the 15-day disabled list and optioned the right-hander to Triple A. Hale, 27, has made two minor league appearances after recovering from a strained left oblique.

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