Rangers place RHP Colon on DL

The Texas Rangers placed veteran right-hander Bartolo Colon on the 10-disabled list due to a lower back strain, the team announced Friday.

The move involving the 45-year-old was retroactive to Tuesday.

Texas recalled infielder Hanser Alberto from Triple-A Round Rock in a corresponding move.

Colon pitched Monday against the Oakland Athletics on extra rest after experiencing some back issues the previous week. He served up three homers and was rocked for seven runs and 10 hits in five-plus innings.

Earlier this month, the Dominican Republic native became the all-time winningest pitcher from Latin American when he defeated the Seattle Mariners for his 246th career victory. He passed Dennis Martinez of Nicaragua.

Colon is 7-11 with a 5.45 ERA in 25 appearances (23 starts) for the Rangers this season.

Alberto was 1-for-11 in five games for Texas earlier this season. He is batting .330 with seven homers and 58 RBIs over 101 games at Round Rock.

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