15 Raimel Tapia LF

Tapia went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run and three RBI in the Rockies' 8-7 victory over the Diamondbacks on Sunday.

Tapia remains locked in at the plate, as he drove in three runs and ripped his fourth triple of the season, which ties him with teammate Charlie Blackmon for the most in the National League. He's been racking up more at-bats recently with Ian Desmond struggling in the early going, and he's making a strong case to manager Bud Black that he should continue to draw starts with his solid .271/.319/.565 slash line through 33 games.

Tapia will start in left field and bat seventh Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Tapia is included in the lineup for the fifth time in six games, while Ian Desmond sits for a third time during that stretch. Though Desmond has a pricey, long-term contract working in his favor, his lowly .186/.236/.343 batting line has the season has made manager Bud Black more willing to give chances to Tapia. The 25-year-old hasn't disappointed thus far with an .878 OPS through his first 87 plate appearances of 2019.

Tapia went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and RBI-single in an 11-6 victory against the Brewers on Thursday.

The 25-year-old received another opportunity to play Thursday and took advantage of it. He played in all four games of the set in Milwaukee, going 5-for-14 (.357) with two extra-base hits. It's likely that the Rockies will go with their regular outfielder lineup when they return home this weekend, but with his three-hit performance, Tapia has at least given Bud Black something to think about before Friday's game.

Tapia will start in left field and bat seventh Thursday against the Brewers, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports.

The Rockies have used the last three days to give each member of their regular outfield starters (Ian Desmond, Charlie Blackmon and David Dahl) a breather. That's paved the way for Tapia to make three consecutive starts, but the 25-year-old should be in store for a downturn in playing time once the team returns to Coors Field for their series with the Diamondbacks this weekend.

Tapia went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and a walk in an 11-4 win for the Rockies over the Brewers on Wednesday.

Tapia chipped in with a pair of knocks in this big victory for the Rockies, reaching base three times overall and ripping his fifth double of the season. His .264 average and .312 on-base percentage are right about in line with his career averages, but the 25-year-old has done a good job of making his hits count so far, as he's laced 11 extra-base hits in his 72 at-bats to give him a robust .542 slugging percentage.