DENVER -- Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon was held out of the starting lineup Monday and Tuesday against the Dodgers because of back spasms that occurred while he was lifting weights in Cincinnati on Sunday evening.

Manager Bud Black rested Blackmon on Sunday, although Blackmon flied out as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning of a 3-1 loss to the Reds.

"He’s dealing with a back issue,” Black said before Monday night’s game. “After the game yesterday, he was going through a workout and his back locked up.”

Black said he has “fingers crossed” that Blackmon does not have to go on the 10-day injured list.

The 3-7 road trip was difficult for most key Rockies, but not Blackmon, who went 13-for-39 (.333) with seven runs scored, a home run, three RBIs and four doubles from the leadoff spot.

It happens every Trade Deadline

With few high-end contracts, a lot of low-service-time players and prospects who are solid but not franchise-turning, the Rockies are built like a team expecting to make Trade Deadline acquisitions for a run at the postseason. The record, however, is one a seller would have.

One intriguing part should the Rockies sell before Wednesday's Deadline would be closer Wade Davis. The overall numbers are not good -- 1-4, 5.64 ERA, 15-for-17 on save chances. But his 0.68 ERA on the road could make him a candidate for a club looking to improve its bullpen.

There is a money issue. Davis is owed $17 million next season, and his $15 million mutual option for 2021 becomes a player option if he finishes 30 games in '20.

At any rate, Davis, 34 on Sept. 7, does not expect to be traded.

“Man, I’ve been hearing that stuff since I’ve been in A-ball, and I’ve never been traded in-season,” Davis said. “I think, at this point, I’m so focused on trying to make adjustments every day, you can’t think of anything like that. It’s irrelevant.”

Davis said the rumors started early in his career.

“I really don’t remember who I was being traded for, but I remember the Rockies were one of the teams. This was, like, 2006, maybe,” Davis said. “It was me and another guy. First time you hear it, I thought it was for sure.

“Then, 13 years later, it never happened, but you hear the same things every year. Maybe one or two years in Kansas City I didn’t hear about it, but how your team is performing has a lot to do with it.”