If you are planning to bet on the Colorado Rockies tonight, you might want to rethink your decision.
The Rockies were snakebitten in Thursday’s game against the Nationals, losing three players — including All-Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki — to injury.
Tulowitzki’s appears to be the most serious. He has been placed on the disabled list after breaking his rib fielding a ball in the eighth inning Thursday. Tulowitzki is hitting .347 with 16 home runs this season, a key cog in the Rockies’ offence.
Outfielders Carlos Gonzalez and Dexter Fowler also left the game against Washington. Gonzalez was hit near the ankle by a foul ball while on deck in the first inning and suffered a bruise foot. The slugger, who leads Colorado with 18 homers and 52 RBI, is listed as day to day.
Fowler was hit on the right hand by a pitch after squaring to bunt in the third, and exited the contest the following inning.
The Rockies opened as -137 favourites tonight at home to the Phillies but were bet down to the -120 range by mid-morning. Juan Nicasio (4-2, 4.61) takes the mound for Colorado, opposed by Kyle Kendrick (6-4, 3.22).
Philadelphia has won 29 of the last 37 meetings with the Rockies, including 12 of the last 15 in Colorado.