Rockies’ lose pitchers Connor Seabold and Brent Suter to injuries

CINCINNATI — The hits keep coming for the Rockies.

Already wrecked by injuries and in the midst of a seven-game losing streak, the club on Wednesday said it has lost starting pitcher Connor Seabold to an arm injury and lefty reliever Brent Suter to an oblique injury.

Suter injured his oblique in Colorado’s 8-6 loss to the Reds on Tuesday at Great American Ballpark.

Seabold was scheduled to start Wednesday afternoon’s game here against the Reds, replacing lefty Kyle Freeland, who has been ill with a virus. Freeland is now scheduled to pitch on Friday night against the Angels at Coors Field.

Right-hander Karl Kauffmann was called up from Triple-A Albuquerque to start Wednesday’s game, but could not make it to Cincinnati in time. Instead, right-handed reliever Jake Bird will get the start.

The Rockies, who are on pace to lose 100 games for the first time in franchise history, have been devastated by injuries. They have already lost starting pitchers German Marquez (Tommy John surgery), Antonio Senzatela (right elbow sprain) and Ryan Feltner (skull fracture and a concussion) for an extended period of time.

Colorado is also playing without designated hitter Charlie Blackmon (broken hand), right fielder Kris Bryant (left foot injury), first baseman C.J. Cron (lower back) and second baseman Brendan Rodgers (left shoulder surgery).

The injuries have forced the Rockies to call up numerous position players and pitchers.

“This is the school of hard knocks, this is the major leagues,” manager Bud Black said Tuesday night. “A number of guys are going through it. They are living it. You look at the number of players on our team with less than a year of service time or less than two years of service time. They are living what it’s like to be in the big leagues.

“They will only get better for it. And the ones who pass these tests long-term will survive, and the ones who don’t will go by the wayside.”