LHP Zac Rosscup, 29, was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque given the Rockies a fourth left-hander in the bullpen. The choice for the Rockies was Rosscup or right-handed relievers Jairo Diaz and Carlos Estevez, but they promoted Rosscup because he was throwing better than the other two. He has made three scoreless innings totaling 3 2/3 innings for Albuquerque, allowing two hits and no walks with four strikeouts. The Rockies acquired Rosscup on June 26 from the Chicago Cubs in a trade that sent right-handed reliever Matt Carasiti to the Cubs. They designated Rosscup for assignment June 22. He pitched two-thirds of an inning in scoreless relief in his one appearance for the Cubs this seaon May 22. In his career with the Cubs, Rosscup went 3-1 with a 5.32 ERA in 62 games in parts of four seasons. He spent the entire 2016 season on the 60-day disabled list with left shoulder inflamation. Prior to the trade, Rosscup was 2-2 with a 2.60 ERA in 17 games with Triple-A Iowa.

LHP Zac Rosscup was traded late Monday to the Colorado Rockies for RHP Matt Carasiti. Rosscup pitched in one game for the Cubs this year and for his career has seen action in 62 games out of the bullpen and has a 5.32 ERA with a record of 3-1.

LHP Zac Rosscup was acquired by the Rockies from the Cubs on Monday in exchange for RHP Matt Carasiti. Rosscup, 29, got two outs without allowing a hit or a run in his lone appearance for Chicago this year. He was 2-2 with one save and a 2.60 ERA in 17 appearances (one start) for Triple-A Iowa. Colorado optioned him to Triple-A Albuquerque.

LHP Zac Rosscup was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday. He got two outs on Monday against San Francisco. He is 2-1 with one save and a 3.45 ERA in nine relief outings with Iowa this season.

LHP Zac Rosscup was called up from Triple-A Iowa on Monday. He made 61 big league relief appearances covering three seasons with the Cubs from 2013-15 before missing 2016 due to left shoulder surgery. With the Cubs, he has gone 3-1 with a 5.40 ERA while striking out 57 batters. At Iowa this year, Rosscup was 2-1 with one save and a 3.45 ERA in nine relief outings.

LHP Zac Rosscup (left shoulder inflammation) spent the entire season on the disabled list.

LHP Zac Rosscup (left shoulder inflammation) was placed on the 60-day disabled list Thursday to open a 40-man roster spot for newly re-signed CF Dexter Fowler. Rosscup, 27, went 2-1 with a 4.39 ERA in 33 relief appearances for the Cubs last year.

Rosscup was recalled by the Cubs on Monday.

Rosscup has already made 27 appearances for the Cubs this season and should factor right back into the bullpen rotation immediately. During his previous 23.7 innings with Chicago, the lefty amassed a poor ERA of 4.18 but still managed to strike out 25 batters.

Rosscup was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

Rosscup didn't make an appearance after being recalled from Triple-A on Monday, and now he's lost his 25-man spot to the newly-acquired Fernando Rodney. As a result, the 27-year-old reliever will return to the minors but could be a candidate to rejoin the club in September.

Rosscup was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Monday, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

Rosscup has split his time between the majors and Triple-A Iowa this season, but hasn't produced great results at either level. He'll now be available out of the bullpen once again, but most of his appearances will likely come in low-leverage situations.

Chicago Cubs pitcher Zac Rosscup was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Monday, according to MLB.com.

Chicago Cubs pitcher Zac Rosscup was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Monday, according to MLB.com. Rosscup has struck out 25 batters over 11.2 innings in the minor leagues this year, but has also allowed seven earned runs in that span. He will return to a low-leverage bullpen role in the majors, where he has a 4.30 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 25:11 K:BB over 23 innings.

Rosscup (shoulder) was activated from the DL on Friday and optioned to Triple-A Iowa, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports.

He has been on the DL for almost two months, so it makes sense to let Rosscup get back in the swing of things at Triple-A. He could be recalled in a couple weeks.

Rosscup (shoulder) is closing in on a rehab assignment, Jesse Rogers of ESPN Chicago reports.

Rosscup has spent the past month on the disabled list due to a stiff shoulder, but he progressed to throwing live batting practice before the All-Star break and is poised to start an assignment. A return to the Cubs by month's end seems to be in the cards for the southpaw.

Rosscup (shoulder) has begun throwing live batting practice, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

It's typically the final hurdle a player must clear before heading out for a rehab assignment, though the Cubs have not yet made any announcements in that regard. Rosscup held lefties to a .111/.273/.111 batting line before hitting the DL -- albeit in a small sample -- and figures to get another opportunity in a specialist role once healthy.

Zac Rosscup (shoulder) will move his rehab to Arizona on Wednesday, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Rosscup, who hit the DL last week, will head to the team's facility to continue his rehab. The details of the assignment aren't known at this time, and it remains unclear whether Rosscup will necessitate more than the minimum 15 days on the disabled list.

Rosscup (shoulder) has been placed on the disabled list.

As expected, Rosscup will head to the DL after departing Tuesday's game with stiffness in his throwing shoulder. It's still unclear whether he's dealing with an injury that could keep him out beyond the mandatory 15 days, but an update should be forthcoming. To fill Rosscup's roster spot, the Cubs called up Yoervis Medina from Triple-A Iowa.

Rosscup left Tuesday's game with shoulder stiffness, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports.

He came in and gave up one run while recording one out in the ninth inning Tuesday, but had to exit because he couldn't get his shoulder loose. Consider him day-to-day for now.

Rosscup gave up one run in one inning against the Nationals on Friday.

Rosscup has given up at least one run in four of his last seven appearances. In 5.1 innings during that span, he's given up five runs, nine hits and five walks. Though he has six holds this year, only one has come in those seven games.

Rosscup struck out three of the four batters he faced in a victory over the Reds on Friday.

A solo home run hit by Starling Marte on Apr. 20 is one of the only blemishes on Rosscup's record since he was called up a couple of weeks ago. In 6.2 innings, he has a 1.35 ERA, 0.45 WHIP, and 9:1 K:BB ratio.

The Cubs recalled Rosscup from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN Chicago reports.

Rosscup was called up to take the roster spot of Tommy La Stella (side), who landed on the disabled list. He appeared in 18 games with the Cubs last season but had a rough go of it, giving up 14 earned runs in 13.1 innings out of the bullpen.