Will Ken Griffey Jr. 

--LHP Jeff Francis was as good as the six shutout innings indicated in his final medical rehab start for Class AA Tulsa. 

MEDICAL WATCH: LHP Jeff Francis (left shoulder inflammation) went on the 15-day disabled list July 2. 

Ubaldo Jimenez has been one of baseball's best kept secrets. 

--LHP Jeff Francis was as good as the six shutout innings indicated in his final medical rehab start for Class AA Tulsa. 

MEDICAL WATCH: LHP Jeff Francis (left shoulder inflammation) went on the 15-day disabled list July 2. 

Ubaldo Jimenez has been one of baseball's best kept secrets. 

If the Colorado Rockies hope to make another late-season charge up the NL West standings, their dismal record on the road will likely have to improve. 

Ubaldo Jimenez allowed two hits in seven shutout innings to win his fourth straight start and the Colorado Rockies beat the Florida Marlins 5-2 on Friday night. 

The Colorado Rockies are finding it's becoming easier to win when Ubaldo Jimenez is on the mound. 

Top Two-Start Pitchers of the Week 

MEDICAL WATCH: OF Ryan Spilborghs (strained left oblique muscle) went on the 15-day disabled list July 9. 

The Rockies came up short in their search for a starting pitcher in a trade. 

--INF Garrett Atkins is getting reacquainted with first base, the position he played his final two years in college through his first full season in pro ball. 

The Florida Marlins missed out on perhaps the biggest prize at Thursday's non-waiver trade deadline.