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McCarthy will get some time off to rest and recover with top prospect Cole Carrigg in center field and Willi Castro heading out to patrol left field in his place.

Castro’s only hit of the game was a big one as he took Grayson Rodriguez deep for a three-run blast in the fourth inning to break the game open. The 29-year-old super-utility man is up to three homers while slashing .260/.328/.364 with 25 runs scored, 22 RBI, and four steals across 192 plate appearances.

The positive news here is that X-rays came back negative for any fractures and Rumfield appears to have avoided serious injury after taking a pitch off his right hand during Monday’s series opener. The 26-year-old figures to get a couple extra days off to rest and recover this week. It’ll be Willi Castro taking over at first base on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.

Castro is back at second base and hitting sixth following a three-game absence due to back stiffness. The versatile 29-year-old is hitting .248/.314/.348 with two homers, 16 RBI and three steals in 156 plate appearances over 43 games in his Rockies debut this season.

Castro’s sixth-inning double scored Braxton Fulford and gave the Rockies a 7-3 cushion. The 29-year-old veteran has eight doubles on the season, and he’s now slugging a less-than-spectacular .351 on the season; even more unspectacular when you consider his home park. Castro likely will be a trade candidate this summer, and his utility abilities help clubs a lot more than fantasy players.

Castro got the Rockies on the board with a two-out RBI single off of Christian Scott in the fourth inning. He then worked a walk and rode home on Jake McCarthy’s go-ahead grand slam in the eighth. The versatile 29-year-old has had an underwhelming season offensively so far, slashing just .250/.321/.333 with a homer, 12 RBI and a pair of stolen bases.

Castro has missed the last four games with a knee injury, but he’ll be back in the lineup at second base and hitting fifth on Wednesday. Since a left-hander pitcher is on the mound, Edouard Julien will shift to the bench, as will Troy Johnston and Jake McCarthy, with Jordan Beck and Brenton Doyle in the lineup and batting first and second, respectively.

Castro, 29, has not been able to play since Thursday because of soreness in his right knee. The veteran infielder will take a seat with Edouard Julien once again starting at second base and hitting leadoff.

Castro was removed from Thursday’s game after two innings due to soreness in his right knee. It sounds like he has been playing through the injury for a while now, though it doesn’t appear that a trip to the injured list is imminent. Tyler Freeman will start in his place at second base on Friday night and will bat cleanup for the Rockies against Mets’ right-hander Freddy Peralta.

It’s unclear when exactly the injury occurred. Castro had just missed three games at the end of last week due to a hand injury that he suffered when he was hit by a pitch. It sounds like it should be another day-to-day situation, but the Rockies should have an update on his status after the conclusion of Thursday’s ballgame.