MINNEAPOLIS—Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki left the game against Minnesota on Thursday in the eighth inning after getting hit by a pitch on his left hand.
Tulowitzki was in visible pain after being hit by Twins reliever Alex Burnett and received attention from Rockies trainers. He remained in the game on the bases, but was pulled when the defense took the field in the bottom of the inning.
Rockies manager Jim Tracy said after the 5-1 victory that an initial examination revealed no serious damage. Tulowitzki will have an X-ray on Monday in Colorado.
“We feel like we dodged a pretty serious bullet there,” Tracy said after rapping his knuckles on his wooden desk.
Tulowitzki was 1 for 2 with an RBI triple in the game.
Jonathan Herrera was inserted at second base and Clint Barmes moved from second to shortstop to replace Tulowitzki.
Center fielder Carlos Gonzalez was replaced in the ninth inning after jamming his left knee while fielding a single from Drew Butera in the eighth. Tracy called it a left knee strain, but didn’t think it was a serious injury.
