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Karros had just returned from the concussion injured list on Friday, but he’s apparently still feeling the after-effects and will need to make his way through the concussion protocol once again before returning. Ryan Ritter was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding move on Sunday.

Karros missed a bit more than a week’s worth of action after suffering a concussion in a collision with teammate Ezequiel Tovar. He’s back in the lineup at third base and batting second for the Rockies against Guardians’ southpaw Joey Cantillo on Friday evening at Coors Field.

Karros was forced to exit Tuesday’s game after he collided with Ezequiel Tovar, and unfortunately, the 24-year-old will need to miss time while going through the concussion protocol. Adael Amador is up to take Karros’ place on the roster, and likely in the lineup.

After five scoreless innings, Karros put the Rockies on the board with a two-run blast off Mitch Bratt in the sixth. Karros would exit the game in the bottom of the sixth after colliding with shortstop Ezequiel Tover on a play in the field. There should be an update on his status sometime Wednesday.

Karros found himself back at the hot corner and hitting fifth following a two-game absence due to biceps inflammation. He shouldn’t miss any additional time.

Karros had missed each of the team’s previous two games due to inflammation in his left biceps. He’s right back in there at the hot corner and will bat fifth for the Rockies against Royals’ right-hander Michael Wacha on Friday evening at Coors Field.

It’ll be Willi Castro taking another turn at the hot corner with Karros grabbing a seat for the second consecutive contest after being scratched from Tuesday’s lineup with left biceps inflammation. The fact that he hasn’t required a trip to the injured list is an encouraging sign. He’s presumably day-to-day heading into Friday’s series opener against the Royals.

Karros is day-to-day for now. It’ll be veteran utility specialist Willi Castro taking over at the hot corner in his absence. There should be an update on his status after the contest, but it doesn’t sound like a significant concern at the moment.

Karros doubled and scored in the first inning, then added an RBI single in the third inning that drove in Jake McCarthy from third base. Karros breaks out of a minifunk here as he’d not cleared multiple hits in a game since the All-Star Break, but he’s still been a nice find for the Rockies — he’s hitting .263/.363/.431 in 297 at-bats, and has earned more or less full-time work despite finishing May with a .215/.316/.319 batting line.

Karros cut into the Giants’ lead with a solo homer off JT Brubaker in the eighth inning, a 435-foot blast to left field. It was his ninth of the season while hitting .266/.364/.445 with 47 runs scored and 34 RBI across 319 plate appearances.