The Rockies have placed outfielder Ryan Spilboroghs on the 15-day disabled list with a left oblique strain. Spilboroghs has played in 72 games this season for the Rockies and he is 58 for 185 (.314 avg, .917 OPS) with 32 runs scored, 6 homers, 33 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. The Rockies have recalled outfielder Seth Smith from AAA ball to replace Spilboroghs on the roster. Smith has played in 15 games for the Rockies this season and he is 11 for 45 (.244 avg, .662 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 1 homer, 3 RBIs and 1 stolen base. The Rockies will miss Spilboroghs as he’s having an outstanding season.

The Rockies have placed starting shortstop Troy Tulowitzki on the 15-day disabled list with a right hand laceration. He injured his hand by slamming his bat on the ground in anger after a poor at bat. Tulowitzki’s 2008 season has been a nightmare as he has played in 39 games for the Rockies this season and he is 25 for 151 (.166 avg, .544 OPS) with 17 runs scored, 3 homers and 16 RBIs. This will cause a domino effect in the Rockies’ infield as Clint Barmes will take over at shortstop with Jeff Baker moving to 2B and rookie Joe Koshansky starting at 1B. Barmes has played in 47 games for the Rockies this season and he is 54 for 160 (.338 avg, .926 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 5 homers, 22 RBIs and 3 stolen bases.

The Rockies have placed starting 1B Todd Helton on the 15-day disabled list with a sore back. Helton has played in 81 games for the Rockies this season and he is 79 for 297 (.266 avg, .784 OPS) with 39 runs scored, 7 homers and 29 RBIs. Helton will be replaced in the starting lineup by Jeff Baker. Baker has played in 55 games for the Rockies this season and he is 41 for 152 (.270 avg, .798 OPS) with 27 runs scored, 6 homers and 28 RBIs. The Rockies have recalled 1B Joe Koshansky from AAA to replace Helton on the roster. Koshansky has played in 82 games in AAA ball this season and he is 86 for 306 (.281 avg, .929 OPS) with 51 runs scored, 18 homers and 78 RBIs. But, he has also whiffed an alarming 108 times this season and he could have some problems with major league pitching.

The Colorado Rockies have placed lefty starting pitcher Jeff Francis on the 15-day disabled list with left shoulder inflammation. Even though Francis wasn’t pitching well this is a pretty big blow to the Rockies’ pitching staff. Francis has started 17 games this season for the Rockies and he is 3-7 with a 5.67 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP. The Rockies have recalled veteran lefty Mark Redman from AAA to replace Francis in the rotation. Redman pitched in 7 games (6 starts) earlier in the season for the Rockies and he was 2-3 with a 7.84 ERA and a 1.71 WHIP. Redman did pitch better in AAA so maybe there is a ray of hope with him. He started 9 games in AAA ball and he was 5-2 with a 4.64 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. If Redman doesn’t pitch better this time around the Rockies could be in deep trouble.

The Rockies continue to have big injury problems as Matt Holliday has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained hamstring. Holliday has played in 46 games this season for the Rockies and he is 60 for 187 (.321 avg, .952 OPS) with 33 runs scored, 8 homers, 26 RBIs and 8 stolen bases. Holliday will be replaced on the roster by 28-year old lefty swinging outfielder Cory Sullivan. Sullivan has played in 39 games in AAA ball this season and he is 45 for 158 (.285 avg, .777 OPS) with 30 runs scored, 3 homers, 18 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. Sullivan has played in 337 games in his major league career and he is 254 for 904 (.281 avg, .725 OPS) with 130 runs scored, 8 homers, 74 RBIs and 24 stolen bases. Even though Sullivan is a decent player the Rockies will miss Holliday’s bat big time as the injuries are really starting to mount on them.