Rockies SS Story to have tests on sore elbow

Colorado Rockies All-Star shortstop Trevor Story is scheduled to be evaluated after leaving Monday night's game with right elbow soreness, the team announced.

Story hurt his elbow while making a throw in the first inning of an 8-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in the opener of the key three-game series that could help decide the National League West.

He stayed in the game but appeared to aggravate it in the fourth inning when he swung at a pitch from Hyun-Jin Ryu. He departed the game at that time.

"I just kind of felt something on a throw when I dove for the ball and then my elbow was a little tight," Story told reporters after the game. "I just tried to play through it and when I swung through that pitch, kind of extended my arm, I felt it a little more."

He said he came out of the game as an act of "just being cautious," but that tests would determine how serious the injury is.

If Story misses any time, that would be a key loss for the Rockies. With a dozen games to play, the Rockies are a half-game out of both first place in the division and the second wild card.

On the season, Story is batting .288 with 33 home runs, 40 doubles, 102 RBIs and 26 stolen bases.