Matt Holliday was removed from the Colorado Rockies’ starting lineup Friday night because of tightness in his lower back.

Holliday was originally in the lineup against the Minnesota Twins, but his back didn’t loosen up sufficiently after treatment and he was replaced in left field by Ryan Spilborghs.

“He’s been battling it for a couple of days,” Rockies head trainer Keith Dugger said. “He tried to get loose. It’s precautionary. He didn’t have any injury of any sort, it just kind of came on. It’s not a disk or anything like that, it’s a tight back.”

Dugger said Holliday is day to day and he could pinch hit Friday night if his back responds to treatment.

Holliday, the 2007 National League batting and RBI champion, is hitting .316 with six home runs and 22 RBIs this season. He had hit safely in 10 of his past 11 games.