SAN DIEGO, May 30 (UPI) -- The San Diego Padres juggled their roster Thursday, placing rookie third baseman Sean Burroughs and righthander Brian Tollberg on the 15-day disabled list and activating righthander Bobby Jones.
The 21-year-old Burroughs, a former Little League World Series champion, was placed on the DL, retroactive to Wednesday, with a sprained right shoulder.
He has struggled in his first season as major leaguer, batting just .221 with a homer and seven RBI in 39 games. He was batting .300 on May 1, but is hitting just .098 (5-for-51) in
his last 16 contests.
Tollberg pitched in Wednesday's 11-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies, but left in the fourth inning with a right elbow sprain.
He is just 1-5 with a 6.13 ERA in 12 appearances, 11 starts, this season.
Jones, who was placed on the 15-day DL on May 15 with a strained left oblique muscle, will start Thursday afternoon's series finale against the Rockies. He has made seven starts for the Padres this year, posting a 3-2 record with a 5.73 ERA.
Jones will replace rookie Dennis Tankersley, who was originally scheduled to start Thursday's game.
San Diego made two additional moves, purchasing the contract of infielder Julios Matos from Triple-A Portland of the Pacific Coast League and optioning catcher Javier Cardona to Portland.
Matos, acquired from Arizona in the Rule Five draft in 1999, is making his first appearance in the big leagues. He was hitting .307 with four homers and 24 RBI in 48 games at Portland.
