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Veen is now hitting .322/.400/.588 with 14 home runs, 55 RBI, and 14 steals in 75 games at Triple-A. He’s being a bit more aggressive than he has been in recent seasons, so even though his swinging strike rate remains a similar 11.5 percent, he’s making more contact and more contact in the zone than before. He deserves another shot at MLB at-bats, but with Jake McCarthy, Brenton Doyle, Mickey Moniak, and Cole Carrigg also in the outfield mix in Colorado, the team likely needs to make a move at the trade deadline.

Karros turned a 6-4 deficit into a 7-6 lead with a three-run homer off Drew Smith, and it was clobbered an estimated 457 feet. The 23-year-old has been a relative brightspot for the Rockies, and after slashing an excellent .357/.444/.586 in June, he’s off to a nice start to the month of July.

It’s the fifth save of the season for Romano, but the first since he joined the Rockies. The 33-year-old struck out a pair and worked around a free pass to procure the save. It seems feasible that Romano could get more save chances for the lowly Rockies, but fantasy managers need to consider the team he plays for, the home park he’ll pitch in, and his complete lack of success the past few years before making a roster decision.

Despite allowing four homers, Gordon doesn’t qualify for a decision, thanks almost entirely to a bullpen meltdown from the Giants. The 28-year-old has allowed five runs in back-to-back starts, and his ERA is now a deserved 6.95 over the first half of the season. He’ll get a rematch against the Giants on Friday, with the start taking place in San Francisco. No matter where Gordon pitches, he shouldn’t be in a fantasy lineup.

He’ll take the place of left-hander Sean Sullivan, who was optioned to Triple-A on Sunday. Shook, 28, holds a 4.91 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and a 3/0 K/BB ratio across 3 2/3 innings in three appearances out of the Rockies’ bullpen this season. He’ll function in a middle relief role.

Sullivan was lit up for six runs over 5 2/3 innings in a loss against the Giants on Saturday. They’ll now swap him out for a fresh bullpen arm for Sunday’s series finale at Coors Field. The 23-year-old left-hander will continue to hone his craft at the Triple-A level until his services are needed once more.

It’s the fourth time now in the past seven games that Castro has found himself stationed on the Rockies’ bench. It looks like the Rockies’ crowded outfield mix has forced Castro, Tyler Freeman and Edouard Julien into a three-way timeshare for two spots in the lineup, sapping fantasy value from all of them in the process.

Carrigg put the Rockies on the board early, taking Robbie Ray deep for a three-run blast in the first inning. He later knocked a base hit and scored a run in the ninth. The 24-year-old outfielder has made the most of his opportunity with the Rockies, hitting .293/.378/.573 with four homers, 18 runs scored, 19 RBI, and two steals across 91 plate appearances.

The Giants hung four runs on Sullivan in the opening frame on a walk and four hits. Two more hits in the second scored a fifth run. Bryce Eldridge then took him deep for a solo homer in the third. Sullivan would give the Rockies two scoreless frames, leaving with two outs in the sixth. He allowed 12 hits in all and walked two while collecting four strikeouts. The 23-year-old left-hander ends the day with an 8.87 ERA, 2.01 WHIP, and a 16/11 K/BB ratio across 22 1/3 innings. He’s currently lined up for a start against the Giants in San Francisco on Thursday.

Halvorsen will be out of action until at least the All-Star break because of the ailment. The 26-year-old’s spot in the bullpen will be filled by Jordan Romano.