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Reynolds to begin throwing, lightly; ‘Q’ has MCL sprain
Rockies right-hander Greg Reynolds, who suffered a bone chip in his right elbow after being hit by a line drive early in camp, said he will throw “light and easy” — at about 45 feet. Reynolds, who dealt with shoulder problems last year and never pitched in the Majors, was making dramatic progress before the freak injury.
An MRI confirmed a left medial collateral ligament sprain for non-roster infielder Omar Quintanilla. He will miss a month.
Flores bruised, Betancourt fine after throwing
X-rays on Thursday confirmed that Rockies left-hander Randy Flores has a bruised left forearm. He was hit by a line drive during Wednesday’s game against the Indians.
Righty setup man Rafael Betancourt, who has not pitched in a Cactus League game because of shoulder tightness, reported fine after facing hitters for 25 pitches on Wednesday. He’s in line for a simulated game Saturday, and could be involved in Minor League games next week.
The Rockies are awaiting MRI rsults on the sore right shoulder of closer Huston Street and the left knee of non-roster infielder Omar Quintanilla. The tightness and the interruption of preparation likely means Street will begin the year on the disabled list, but manager Jim Tracy said he is maintaining hope that the damage is not extensive and Street will not be out for long.
Quintanilla has knee sprain, will be examined further
Rockies infielder Omar Quintanilla, a defensive specialist who is to begin the year in Colorado Springs, is out with a left knee sprain, the Rockies said Wednesday. Quintanilla is scheduled for an MRI on Thursday.
The injury occurred Tuesday. Quintanilla, playing shortstop, took a shot from a runner while trying to catch a high throw from second baseman Eric Young Jr. during a 6-1 loss to the White Sox at Glendale, Ariz.
Corpas teeters, Morales thrives in back-to-back
One of the priorities of the final weeks of Spring Training is to work the relief pitchers on a regular season-like schedule, meaning asking them to work on consecutive days.
Right-hander Manuel Corpas pitched a clean inning Monday, with three straight groundball outs against the Cubs. On Tuesday against the White Sox, Corpas didn’t crumble but his inconsistency continued.
Corpas hit leadoff man Carlos Quentin with a 1-2 pitch. An error on second baseman Eric Young Jr. didn’t help. Corpas gave up a two-strike single to Alejandro De Aza to load the bases. Rockies left fielder Ryan Spilborghs bailed him out by grabbing a Mark Kotsay fly ball and cutting down a runner at the plate.
Corpas kept the inning scoreless by forcing Alexi Ramirez to ground to third, but manager Jim Tracy wanted more sharpness on a more regular basis.
“We saw him real good yesterday because the ball was back down there [low in the strike zone] where it belongs,” Corpas said. “Today, when the ball was down there where it belonged, Manny Corpas was successful.
“However, what we also have to realize is we look along the lines of a guy like this toward the back end of the game, you don’t have a great room for error. These are things that in late-inning situations, you want to know that is a rarity.”
Tracy said Corpas’ history of success works in his favor.
Morales struck out one during a perfect inning against the Cubs on Tuesday. he piched around a single in a scoreless inning on Tuesday against the White Sox.
“Frankie had some explosive fastballs today, and Frankie threw a couple of really good breaking balls — sharp, tight breaking balls,” Tracy said.
Infielder Omar Quintanilla fouled a pitch off his right foot and left the game with a knee injury after a collision at second base. Tracy said the Rockies will observe him Wednesday morning.
Right-hander Huston Street, hoping to appear in his first game after battling shoulder tightness, said he is ready for action this week. Tracy said he has not decided whether he’ll appear Wednesday or Thursday. Righty reliever Rafael Betancourt will throw a live batting practice session as his next step toward being ready for game action. Betancourt also suffered shoulder tightness early in camp.
Lineup for Tuesday; Cook has chance to bounce back
After a few days back in the Denver area for rest and relaxation, I rejoin the Fighting Rockies in Glendale. It’s a nice lineup for a road Spring Training game.
Eric Young Jr., 2B
Dexter Fowler, DH
Seth Smith, RF
Ryan Spilborghs, LF
Ian Stewart, 3B
Melvin Mora, CF
Michael Paulk, 1B
Paul Phillips, C
Omar Quintanilla, SS
RHP Aaron Cook
The player to watch is Cook, who was shelled by the Rangers in his last start (9 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 2/3 IP). Interestingly, the game was at Hi Corbett Field and the Rangers made a long trip, but they started several key regulars — Ian Kinsler, Josh Hamilton, Michael Young and Nelson Cruz.
I haven’t seen a White Sox lineup, but they are at home here in Glendale, so Cook should be facing tough hitters.
Intrasquad lineups
Here are the lineups for today’s intrasquad game, which is starting late but will start shortly:
Away Team (wearing gray pants)
Eric Young Jr., LF
Hector Gomez, SS
Ian Stewart, 3B
Jeff Kindel, 1B
Chris Nelson, 2B
Paul Phillips, C
Cole Garner, RF
Chris Frey, CF
Mike McKenry, DH/C
Pitchers — Chaz Roe, Christian Friedrich, Edgmer Escalona, Craig Baker, Jimmy Gobble, Andrew Graham
Home Team, wearing white pants
Jonathan Herrera, 2B
Omar Quintanilla, SS
Matt Miller, LF
Michael Paulk, RF
Jay Payton, CF
Paul Lo Duca, 1B
Darin Holcomb, 3B
Wilin Rosario, C
Jordan Pacheco, DH/C
Pitchers — Samuel Deduno, Juan Nicasio, Alberto Alburquerque, Shane Lindsay, Andrew Johnston
Facing ‘The Freak’
The Rockies are playing the machup game against Giants stalwart right-hander Tim Lincecum on Sunday afternoon.
Chris Iannetta is 6-for-9 with a home run and two doubles in his career against Lincecum. The unlikely starter is Omar Quintanilla (.174)who not only is 5-for-17 (.417) with an RBI. It’s just his fifth start of the season.
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