Catcher Brian Serven was called up and catcher Dom Nunez sent down before the Rockies hosted the Giants Tuesday night at Coors Field.
The roster moves, according to manager Bud Black, had two primary objectives.
First, the Rockies want to see what the 27-year-old Serven can do against major-leaguers. Second, they want to give Nunez more at-bats.
“His at-bats have not been a lot,” Black said, referring to the fact that Nunez has just 36 plate appearances in 12 games. “So I think we just felt, ‘Let’s get Dom playing.'”
Nunez, 27, is hitting .