May 16
Although Tulowitzki made it through Tuesday's game after being hit in the leg by a teammate's line drive the previous day, he still feels pain and has swelling and bruising. When asked how he feels he replied, "terrible," according to Troy Renck of The Denver Post.
Recommendation: While it looks like Tulowitzki may avoid a DL stint, a closer examination of the game shows he was far from 100 percent and even looked hobbled legging out a hit. The problem is the Rockies don't have off until May 24, so as much of a gamer as he is, know that he may be playing on a bad wheel for a bit, and he's also not out of the woods for a day or two of rest either.
May 16
Tulowitzki has injured his left leg after teammate Dexter Fowler fouled a ball that hit him in the dugout during the eighth inning of Monday night's game with the San Francisco Giants.
Advice: After being examined by athletic trainer Keith Dugger, Tulowitzki stayed in the game and took his turn at-bat. He reached on an infield single against Javier Lopez but hobbled to the base, clearly in pain. Manager Jim Tracy and Dugger hustled out to first and Tulowitzki was lifted for pinch-runner Chris Nelson.
May 14
SS Troy Tulowitzki was back in his customary cleanup spot after batting fifth Sunday despite being hitless in six previous at-bats against Giants RHP Ryan Vogelsong. Tulowitzki entered the game 3-for-18 on the current road trip and hitless in his previous eight at-bats. Tulowitzki was hit in the left leg with a line drive while standing on a step in the dugout in the eighth. He beat out an infield hit but ran gingerly and was removed for a pinch runner. The hit broke an 0-for-9 drought for Tulowitzki.
