With Troy Tulowitzki batting seventh and Ian Stewart hitting eighth, the Rockies have anything but two soft spots at the bottom of their order.

"I don't think me or 'Tulo' will be bunting down there," Stewart said.

After going 5-for-5 Monday, his first game off the disabled list, Tulowitzki went 2-for-4 Tuesday.

Stewart needed to make adjustments after striking out 28 times in 55 at-bats during a one-month big-league stint earlier this season that ended June 22 and resulted in a demotion to Class AAA Colorado Springs. So far, a revamped Stewart has been thriving since he was recalled Saturday.

Stewart has hit safely in all four games since his return, going 3-for-3 with two singles, a home run and three RBIs during Tuesday's win. In those four games, Stewart has gone 9-for-17 with three doubles, 10 RBIs and four strikeouts. The left-handed hitter has gone 7-for-9 against lefties in his past three games.

"We sent him down with some instructions," manager Clint Hurdle said, "and to his credit and to (Colorado Springs) hitting coach Rene Lachemann, they were able to put some things in play. His swing has shortened up a bit."

Before going back to the minors, Stewart also had a long talk with Rockies hitting coach Alan Cockrell about using his hands more and not using his body as much during his swing.

ROCKIES 10, DODGERS 1: In his 38th start, Ubaldo Jimenez threw the first complete game of his career. He allowed four hits, didn't allow a runner to reach second base until Nomar Garciaparra led off the eighth with a double, and lost his shutout when Matt Kemp opened the ninth with a homer. The Rockies scored 10 runs for the second consecutive game against the Dodgers, with 18 hits giving them 38 in the two games. Brad Hawpe and Ian Stewart hit solo homers. The Rockies knocked out Clayton Kershaw with a four-run third that made it 5-0 and added four more runs in the eighth.

Jimenez's complete game was only the third thrown by a Rockies pitcher other than Aaron Cook since the beginning of the 2007 season. Cook had the Rockies' only two complete games this season before Tuesday. Cook also had two last season, while Jeff Francis and Jason Hirsh recorded one each.

Tuesday's walk-up ticket sales of nearly 8,000, which resulted in a crowd of 41,567, were the second most for a midweek game in franchise history, trailing only the 8,300-plus walk-up tickets sold Aug. 4, 2004, against the Chicago Cubs.

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