What It Means:

Troy Tulowitzki had been holding down the fifth spot in the order prior to Sunday when the switch occurred. Tulowitzki will bat sixth in Game 4 against Rangers' lefty Derek Holland.

Tulowitzki did respond by belting a home run in Sunday's game, but both players are deserving of batting fifth with high levels of success against left-handed pitching. Colabello has a 35.4 hard-hit rate against lefties this year while Tulowitzki is at 46.1 percent. Holland had a 4.45 xFIP overall this year after returning from injury, and that increased to 4.90 against right-handed batters. That could be exactly what Tulowitzki needs to continue to snap out of his slump.