Rockies athletic trainer Keith Dugger said Tulowitzki has minor swelling in his left adductor, near the groin.

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Colorado trainer Keith Dugger said Tulowitzki, who is second in the NL with a .348 batting average, has minor swelling in his left adductor, near the groin.

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Colorado athletic trainer Keith Dugger said Tulowitzki, who is second in the NL with a .348 batting average, has minor swelling in his left adductor, near the groin.

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However, he has been a regular in the Liverpool side this term and played against Everton, having gone off with an adductor muscle injury in the previous outing against Blackpool.

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If Seru had played in the match there is a danger he would have ripped the adductor muscle and then it's even more serious and we were right not to play him.

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