2 years agoColorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon is not in the starting lineup on Friday against the Chicago Cubs. Blackmon will take a seat after going 5-for-41 (.122) with no homers, four RBI, one run scored and 13 strikeouts in 11 games to begin the month of September. He's now hitting .258/.308/.412 on the year with 16 homers, 74 RBI, 57 runs scored and three stolen base in 493 at-bats. With Blackmon resting, Michael Toglia is in right field and hitting sixth, while Connor Joe will serve as the designated hitter and bat seventh against Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman. Toglia, a 24-year-old rookie switch-hitter, has gone just 11-for-50 (.220) with two long balls and eight RBI in his first 14 big-league games for the Rockies.--Keith Hernandez - RotoBaller
Source: Baseball Press