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Tulo expected to return during Astros series
- Updated: August 3, 2016
HOUSTON — Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is expected to return either Wednesday or Thursday after dealing with a chip fracture in his right thumb.
Tulowitzki sustained the minor fracture during Sunday’s extra-innings loss to the Orioles. He was held out of the lineup on Monday and Tuesday, though manager John Gibbons said on Tuesday he could be available off the bench.
The 31-year-old Tulowitzki went through some light baseball drills on the field prior to Tuesday’s game against the Astros and then informed Gibbons he could play if necessary.
“We can put Tulo in there if we had to,” Gibbons said on Tuesday afternoon. “He said, ‘If you need me, do that.’ Hopefully, he’s all right tomorrow or the next day. He said he felt much better today. He took a few swings off a tee in there and feels a little better.”
Tulowitzki is batting .243 with a .311 on-base percentage and .774 OPS in 79 games this season. He missed time …
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