Tulowitzki's injury forces ripple effect for Rockies

Troy Tulowitzki may only be hitting .152 with 1 dinger and only 11 runs batted in. But as he returned to Denver for an MRI on his left leg, the Colorado Rockies shortstop has caused a flurry of roster moves for the team in lieu of his possible move to the disabled list.

First, because Tulowitzki is not officially on the DL yet, Colorado had to put pitcher Kip Wells onto the DL to make room for Jonathan Herrera, who called up from AAA Colorado Springs and immediately played against the San Francisco Giants. Clint Barmes, who has started 10 games at second base for Colorado, played shortstop in Tulowitzki's absence.

The injury occurred when Tulowitzki was throwing to first base in the first inning, and then tweaked it even more while bending over in an attempt to field a ground ball. It appears that it may be an upper left quadriceps strain. Nonetheless, while he hasn't been all that great at the bat, it appears that obviously even with a little injury like this, the ripple effect can touch a lot of people.

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