ATLANTA — The Colorado Rockies aren’t concerned about the right knee of Carlos Gonzalez, but they aren’t ready to take any chances.
Colorado put their right fielder on the bench Tuesday, one night after he left the game early after complaining of soreness. Manager Walt Weiss said Gonzalez could have played, but decided instead to be careful with their slugger.
“Typically when I take a guy out of the game, I keep him out the next night,” Weiss said. “I think it’s similar to what we dealt with a week or so ago. I don’t anticipate anything.”
Gonzalez is hitting .272 with 30 homers and 71 RBIs. He was hitless in two at-bats on Monday after going 9-for-33 with four homers in the recently completed homestand.
Gonzalez may get Wednesday night off, too. Weiss has that option, which would give Gonzalez three full nights off prior to Friday’s series opener in Pittsburgh.
“With the off day coming up we could give him the extra day,” Weiss said. “We’ll see how it goes.”
