Dickerson feels closer to joining lineup

Dickerson exits the game 2:09 7/30/15: Corey Dickerson leaves the game with an injury after he dives for a fly ball, but not before catching Jason Heyward in a rundown DENVER -- When asked for an update on his various injuries, Corey Dickerson didn't hesitate.

"[I] could play today," the Rockies outfielder said.

Dickerson, though, was only half joking. Although he hasn't played since suffering two non-displaced rib fractures on July 30 -- not to mention his nearly season-long battle with plantar fasciitis -- Dickerson was scheduled to take on-field batting practice before Monday's series opener with Arizona.

A pregame thunderstorm, however, washed that away, but Dickerson said he's been…