CarGo, Descalso return to starting lineup

DENVER — It seemed for a moment that the Rockies had been bitten by an injury bug, but that scare has passed.

In a matter of days, Carlos Gonzalez sprained his left ankle, Daniel Descalso sustained a left shoulder contusion in left field and outfielder Ryan Raburn incurrerd a left knee contusion when he was hit by an errant throw from Jon Gray during pregame warmups.

Although shortstop Trevor Story will miss the rest of the regular season after undergoing thumb surgery Thursday and outfielder Gerardo Parra remains on the disabled list with a high ankle sprain, the team is otherwise healthy again. Gonzalez and Descalso returned to the starting lineup Friday night against the Marlins, and Raburn played Thursday after sitting out two games.

“We had too much accumulated in a short period of a time,” Raburn said. “Sometimes that can get a little frantic with three, four guys having freak things happen in a week. Things like that, you deal with it, but in some sense you have to move on and figure out ways to win …

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