Jhoulys Chacin and Christian Friedrich are scheduled to start Saturday at Triple-A Colorado Springs and Double-A Tulsa respectively.
Todd Helton will drive to Casper on Thursday and play three games there Friday, Saturday and Sunday on a rehab assignment with the Colorado Rockies affiliate in the Rookie Pioneer League.
The Colorado Rockies moved Eric Young Jr., who is rehabbing from a stress fracture in his right tibia, to the 60-day disabled list to make room for reliever Taylor Buchholz on the 40-man roster.
Taylor Buchholz’s long comeback is nearly complete. Buchholz, who last pitched in September 2008 before undergoing Tommy John surgery, is expected to be activated Saturday.
The Colorado Rockies’ dismal road trip got a little worse as they were completely shut down by Roy Halladay and the Philadelphia Phillies.
Reliever Taylor Buchholz finished his rehab stint and could be added to the Colorado Rockies bullpen on Friday.
The Colorado Rockies had a chance to salvage a series split from the Florida Marlins behind a solid start from Jorge De La Rosa, but fall short in late scoring opportunities and lose in a walkoff.
The Colorado Rockies lost their second straight game to the Reds, who romped as Jorge De La Rosa gave up three homers, five walks and was knocked out in the fourth.
The Colorado Rockies ran out of late-inning comebacks and lost the series finale to the San Diego Padres to enter the All-Star break two games off the NL West lead and tied atop the wild-card standings.
Seth Smith’s three-run homer capped a nine-run ninth that gave the Colorado Rockies the biggest ninth-inning comeback in their history and a stunning victory as they overcame a 9-2 deficit.
Aaron Cook and Ubaldo Jimenez will start the second and third games of the Colorado Rockies’ three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals before Jorge De La Rosa makes his return Friday against the San Diego Padres.
The Colorado Rockies beat the Giants for the second straight night to move a season-high six games above .500 as Jonathan Herrera drove in three runs and Dexter Fowler had three hits and reached base five times.
