Rockie put closer McGee on DL

Johnson (0-1 in the NL, after going 0-2 in the AL) was acquired last weekend in a deal that sent righty James Shields to the Chicago White Sox.

Trailing 5-3 and down to their last out, Alexei Ramirez and Alexi Amarista singled, followed by an RBI double from Jon Jay.

Carlos Gonzalez plated four of the Rockies’ five runs Saturday in a victory over the Padres.

San Diego almost staged another rally on the heels of Wil Myers hitting a three-run homer in the ninth off closer Jake McGee for a 7-5 win on Friday.

Closer Jake McGee of the Colorado Rockies was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of left knee inflammation one day after he blew a save in the ninth inning. “The first inning there was a little thing with a new team, trying to find your footing – new place, new environment”, Green said.

“I was just lucky enough to get a good pitch and put a good swing on it”, Myers said. He threw six pitches before leaving his start Friday night.

The 23-year-old right-hander also struck out a career-best seven betters, another positive to build on if Perdomo is forced to take Cashner’s spot in the rotation for any length of time.

A hard-luck no decision for Gray, who pitched seven solid innings while allowing three runs, one earned, and striking out seven.

About entering in such a dicey situation, Estevez said he was “a little bit nervous, but after first pitch, it was, ‘That’s it, let’s go”. Upton Jr. singled home a run.

San Diego Padres pitching coach Darren Balsley, left, confers with starting pitcher Erik Johnson as catcher Derek Norris looks on as Johnson struggles against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 11, 2016, in Denver.

Johnson is 7-6 with a 4.50 ERA in 18 career starts spread over four seasons with the White Sox, including two this year when he went 0-2 with a 6.94 ERA.

Solarte missed over a month back in April with a strained hamstring and has since been effective at the plate for an offense that ranks near the bottom in seemingly every offensive category.

Prior to 2016, he made 16 Major League starts over parts of three seasons. “He’s moving toward where we want him, which is on the mound”, Green said.

Both pitchers started out rocky, with Chatwood allowing two runs in the first and Johnson surrendering a three-run homer to Gonzalez.

Because Chatwood missed most of the past two seasons after undergoing his second Tommy John surgery, Rockies manager Walt Weiss has been careful not to overextend him.