Carlos Gonzalez Injury: Updates on Rockies Star's Knee and Return

Colorado Rockies star Carlos Gonzalez returned to the lineup on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals after exiting early the day before with a knee injury.

He was penciled in to bat third and play right field against the Nationals, according to Thomas Harding of MLB.com.

The Rockies announced Gonzalez was dealing with right knee inflammation that forced him to exit the game on Tuesday.

Gonzalez has bounced back nicely (batting .270 with 27 home runs and 67 RBI) after an injury-plagued 2014 campaign that was cut short in August because of knee surgery. His issues this year have been of the more minor variety, such as tired legs and a hand sprain.

The 29-year-old outfielder has enjoyed a very productive second half of the season as he deals with the possibility of being traded this offseason, as noted by the Denver Post's Patrick Saunders.