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Blackmon agrees resting injured toe right move
- Updated: August 21, 2016
DENVER — Saturday ended Rockies center fielder Charlie Blackmon’s streak of appearances at 101 games, and he wasn’t in Sunday’s starting lineup. But he said he agreed that resting his bruised right big toe is the right strategy.
Blackmon missed 13 games in April with left foot turf toe, but since returning April 29, he has hit .330 with 21 home runs, 57 RBIs, 25 doubles, two triples and a .391 on-base percentage.
In 485 plate appearances from the leadoff position this season (he has five from other spots in reserve/pinch-hit duty), Blackmon has a .322/.382/.543 slash line. His .924 OPS is the third highest among players from that position in the Majors. He trails the Astros’ Jose Altuve’s 1.000 and the Cardinals’ Matt Carpenter’s .979, but Altuve’s 205 leadoff appearances and Carpenter’s 368 are far fewer than …
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