And with two minor league options remaining, Koshansky, 26, realizes moving on to another organization might enhance his career.

"Maybe that's the best thing, but who knows yet?" Koshansky said. "It's one of those things where it's kind of out of my hands, so I try not to dwell on it too much and hopefully it works out for everybody."

Koshansky was commenting on his career path Wednesday after his home run in the fourth inning gave the Rockies a 1-0 victory over the San Diego Padres.

Koshansky made his first start since rejoining the Rockies on Sept. 2. He had four previous plate appearances this month, three as a pinch hitter and the last Tuesday when he entered a blow-out Rockies win as an eighth-inning defensive replacement.

After Helton was sidelined with a back injury in early July, the Rockies promoted Koshansky. He was with them July 4-21, going 4-for-22 in nine games, including six starts, before returning to Class AAA Colorado Springs to continue his Pacific Coast League rampage.

Koshansky reached .300 on his final at-bat in Class AAA, hit 31 home runs and led the minor leagues with 121 RBIs. In addition to a .380 on-base percentage and .600 slugging percentage, the left-handed hitter batted .302 in 116 at-bats against left-handed pitchers and .299 in 341 at-bats against right-handers.

ROCKIES 1, PADRES 0: Joe Koshansky hit a home run with two out in the fourth off Josh Geer to give the Rockies a victory. It was the seventh 1-0 game in the history of Coors Field but the third this season and the second in the past four games. RHP Livan Hernandez pitched five scoreless innings, and LHP Brian Fuentes earned his 28th save.