Tulo takes Tuesday off

Hello, everyone.

It’s been awhile. I took some much-appreciated time off at the end of last week, but I’m back and blogging.

Speaking of taking time, the Rockies are leaving shortstop Troy Tulowitzki out of the lineup for the first time this season. Trust me, Tulo, days off are good.

The Rockies have also placed righty reliever Ryan Speier on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain. Here are the lineups for an important game with the D-backs tonight:

Rockies

Dexter Fowler          CF

Ryan Spilborghs      LF

Todd Helton            1B

Garrett Atkins         3B

Brad Hawpe            RF

Ian Stewart             2B

Clint Barmes          SS

Yorvit Torrealba        C

Franklin Morales      P

D-backs

Felipe Lopez         2B

Augie Ojeda          SS

Conor Jackson       1B

Mark Reynolds      3B

Chris Young          CF

Eric Byrnes           LF

Justin Upton          CF

Miguel Montero       C

Yusmeiro Petit        P