Tuesday afternoon, in the first game of a doubleheader against the Diamondbacks, Rockies starter Jorge de la Rosa worked his way into the third inning. After throwing a changeup to Chris Young, though, de la Rosa paused on the mound, and catcher Chris Iannetta signaled to the dugout. Out came the manager and the trainer, and after de la Rosa threw one practice pitch, he grimaced and was removed from the game.
Jorge De La Rosa Injury: Rockies Starter Pulled From Game Early
de la Rosa was replaced by Greg Reynolds, who allowed three runs to score - two of which were charged to de la Rosa - but the more pressing concern here is de la Rosa's health. The lefty has been battling blister problems during the season, and this might be related to that, but it also might not. The announcers were speculating that something might have gone wrong with de la Rosa's elbow, and a scout thought the same thing. The southpaw wiggled his left arm after throwing his final pitch.
We’ll update you as we learn more about de la Rosa’s injury. The lefty owns a 3.51 ERA over ten starts with 52 strikeouts and 22 walks, and the Rockies were counting on him to shoulder a heavy load in the rotation. His next scheduled start is this Saturday, but that obviously doesn’t look good at the moment.
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