Lineup Card: 7-1-11 Rockies vs Royals

If you're looking for Rockies game lineups and you don't feel like searching all over Twitter or waiting for MLB.com to post them, check back to Heaven & Helton about 30-60 minutes before first pitch. They should be here waiting for you.

Links

• Yesterday's recrap: Rockies lose series to AL version of themselves
• Heaven & Helton: Thoughts on Todd Helton's 2000th game with Rockies
• Alanna Rizzo on Twitter: Two Rockies roster moves
• Purple Row: Know Your Foe: Kansas City Royals
• Purple Row: More on Mark Ellis

Lineups

Colorado Rockies (39-42)

1. CF Carlos Gonzalez
2. 2B Mark Ellis
3. 1B Todd Helton
4. SS Troy Tulowitzki
5. 3B Ty Wigginton
6. RF Seth Smith
7. LF Ryan Spilborghs
8. C   Chris Iannetta
9. P    Juan Nicasio

Welcome aboard Mark Ellis. He takes over officially at 2B batting second. I noted the team roster move above. Both Chris Nelson and Eric Young Jr. have been optioned to AAA to make room for now only Ellis, but for reliever Edgmer Escalona, who eases the bullpen load.

His stay will only last one day as Greg Reynolds is coming up tomorrow to start for Jhoulys Chacin. His start is pushed back until Tuesday due to forearm stiffness. Based on his body language last time out, I'm not surprised by this news at all.

Kansas City Royals (33-48)

1. 2B Chris Getz
2. CF Melky Cabrera
3. 1B Eric Hosmer
4. LF Alex Gordon
5. RF Jeff Francoeur
6. 3B Mike Moustakas
7. C   Matt Treanor
8. SS Alcides Escobar
9. P   Danny Duffy

Bad. But the young guys certainly give them hope for the future.