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Rockies Place McGee On Disabled List With Sore Left Knee

DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Rockies placed closer Jake McGee on the 15-day disabled list with left knee inflammation a day after he blew a save in the ninth.

McGee surrendered a three-run homer to Wil Myers on Friday night in a 7-5 loss. He had an MRI on Saturday morning.

The left-handed McGee has converted 15 of 18 save opportunities this season. Candidates to take his closer's role include veteran Jason Motte or hard-throwing righty Carlos Estevez, who's currently the team's eight-inning specialist.

To take McGee's place on the roster, the Rockies recalled lefty Tyler Anderson from Triple-A Albuquerque. He's 1-1 with a 2.12 ERA with the Isotopes this season.

Anderson was taken with the 20th overall pick by the Rockies in the 2011 draft.

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