Todd Helton and Garrett Atkins drove in two runs each Friday and the Colorado Rockies resumed their recent surge with a 4-2 inter-league victory over Oakland. The Rockies ended a two-game losing streak that came after they had won 17 out of 18.

Ubaldo Jimenez and the Colorado bullpen shut down the Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday in a 3-0 Rockies win. Troy Tulowitzki homered in the fifth inning, and Todd Helton and Ian Stewart each drove in a run to provide the Rockies' offense. Jimenez (1-0) scattered four hits and three walks with eight strikeouts over seven innings.