PITTSBURGH — Right-hander Nick Mears has become the latest Milwaukee Brewers reliever to go on the injured list.

The Brewers announced before their Friday night game with the Pittsburgh Pirates that Mears had back tightness and was going on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Tuesday. The Brewers recalled right-hander Carlos Rodríguez from Triple-A Nashville.

The 28-year-old Mears joins All All-Star closer Trevor Megill (right flexor strain), left-hander DL Hall (right oblique) and right-handers Grant Anderson (right ankle) and Shelby Miller (right elbow) as Brewers relievers on the injured list.

“We're pretty decimated in the bullpen right now, and it's tough,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. “But some of our guys are getting closer to coming back, so we're going to be OK.”

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