Ian Stewart needed to make adjustments after striking out 28 times in 55 at-bats earlier this season, prompting a refresher course with Triple-A Colorado Springs. So far, a revamped Stewart has earned strong reviews since getting recalled Saturday.

Stewart has a hit in all four games since his return, going 3-for-3 with four RBI on Tuesday. In the four games, Stewart has gone 9-for-17 with three doubles, 10 RBI and four strikeouts.

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

ROTATION WOES

One day after Kip Wells' disastrous start, Hurdle said his staff still is "figuring it out . . . and working through some things" regarding who will fill out the starting rotation later this week.

The club has not announced who will start Saturday in Cincinnati, but a likely candidate is left-hander Jorge De La Rosa, who gave up one run in six innings in his most recent start against Pittsburgh.

With an off day Thursday, Ubaldo Jimenez, Tuesday's starter, will move up a slot to start Sunday.

Because Jeff Francis is scheduled to make at least one more minor league start on his rehabilitation assignment, the Rockies might not have any other option but to start Wells at Pittsburgh when an open spot comes up Tuesday.

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Tuesday's walk-up tickets sales of nearly 8,000 was the second-most for a midweek game in franchise history, trailing only the 8,000-plus sold Aug. 4, 2004, against the Chicago Cubs. . . . Tulowitzki went 2-for-3 and had hit in six consecutive at-bats before striking out in the fifth inning. Tulowitzki is 7-for-9 in two games since returning from the disabled list, increasing his batting average from .166 to .200. It is the first time since April 8 that Tulowitzki's average has reached .200. . . . Jeff Baker, who went 4-for-5 to tie a career-best hits total, has recorded at least one hit in 10 consecutive home games. . . . Atkins entered the All-Star break on an 0-for-13 slide but has posted a hit in all six games since the break. . . . Willy Taveras recorded his 42nd stolen base, tying Eric Young's 1993 total for the fourth- best single-season mark in team history. Taveras is 11 stolen bases short of tying Young's single-season mark set in 1996. . . . Matt Holliday posted his third consecutive multihit game, going 8-for-12 with five RBI during that span. . . . Jimenez's complete game was only the third thrown by a Rockies pitcher besides 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 apiece.