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Goodman has now missed three straight games with right thumb soreness after being pulled from Monday’s game early. There is no indication that the Rockies are thinking about putting him on the injured list, but they also have nothing to play for at this point in the season, so it’s possible. Brett Sullivan will start behind the dish and hit eighth.

It sounds like Goodman will avoid a trip to the injured list, but he’s on the bench after making an early exit from the late stages of Monday’s series opener with right thumb soreness. It wouldn’t be surprising to see him get a couple additional days off to rest and recover this week since the Rockies have nothing at stake during the final two weeks of the season. It’ll be Brett Sullivan taking over behind the plate in his absence.

Goodman had started every other game during the week, either as the Rockies’ catcher or as the designated hitter, so he’ll get at least a partial day off in this one. Brett Sullivan will do the catching for the Rockies and will bat seventh against Cardinals’ right-hander Kyle Leahy.

No word yet on whether or not it’ll be just a one-game punishment or if the 24-year-old outfielder could miss multiple games. Jake McCarthy will cover center field on Sunday while Hunter Goodman serves as the team’s designated hitter and Brett Sullivan gets a start behind the dish for the Rockies.

Sullivan started with Hunter Goodman (shoulder) out of the lineup again, and he made the most of it with a three-run homer off Keaton Winn. The 32-year-old has homered seven times as the backup backstop, and he’s driven 26 runs over 53 games.

The Rockies had been hopeful that Goodman would return to the lineup on Saturday but he was ultimately scratched due to inflammation in his shoulder. If he isn’t ready to go for Monday’s series opener against the Dodgers, the Rockies may be forced to consider a backdated stint on the injured list. Brett Sullivan will once again fill in behind the dish and will bat eighth against the Giants on Sunday.

It looks to be just a routine evening off for the 26-year-old slugger. Brett Sullivan will do the catching for the Rockies and will bat ninth against Giants’ right-hander Landen Roupp.

On the surface, it appears to be nothing more than a routine day off for Goodman, but with trade rumors swirling around, perhaps they’re just taking an extra precaution in case someone is willing to match the “extremely high” price tag that has been placed on the prized slugger. Brett Sullivan will do the catching for the Rockies and bat eighth against Royals’ right-hander Seth Lugo.

After three straight days catching, Goodman will take his first breather since June 21. Brett Sullivan is getting a start for the Rockies while Willi Castro bats cleanup. Goodman is hitting .243/.306/.547 with 27 homers in just 340 plate appearances so far this year — the double/homer distribution has been skewed in favor of homers so far this year, much to the delight of fantasy managers.

It’s presumably a routine day off for Goodman after starting 23 consecutive games between catcher and DH since May 25. The 26-year-old slugging backstop has homered a whopping 10 times during that span. It’ll be Brett Sullivan behind the dish with rookie Sterlin Thompson at DH on Sunday afternoon.