Todd Helton drove in three runs with a homer, a single and a groundout Wednesday against the Phillies. Helton had been somewhat cold since the All-Star break, with just a .236 average and one homer in 55 at-bats. Still, the RBI total keeps building: he's driven in 57 runs in 98 games this season. Last year, he had 37 RBI in 118 games.

Todd Helton hit a two-run homer in Colorado's win over the Braves on Wednesday. Now hitting .324 on the season, Helton has been particularly hot in July, batting .396 with seven extra-base hits and 16 RBI through his first 17 games. It's fair to say no one saw this coming after Helton posted a .728 OPS in 2010.

Todd Helton went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI against the Brewers on Saturday. The last hit brought the Rockies to within one against John Axford in the ninth, but it wasn't quite enough. Helton is hitting .409 with 12 RBI in 13 games this month.

Todd Helton is not in the Rockies' lineup for Thursday's game against the Braves. We're assuming he's just getting the day off with the quick turnaround. Jason Giambi will make the start at first base Thursday and bat third against veteran right-hander Tim Hudson.

Todd Helton plated the Rockies' lone run with a fourth-inning single in their 4-1 loss to the Braves on Monday. It was a dark night for the Rockies, who lost Troy Tulowitzki to injury while banging out just four hits. Helton now has five RBI through his first four July games.

Todd Helton went 4-for-5 with a double, run scored and two RBI in Colorado's 9-0 win over the Royals at home on Friday. The multi-hit game was Helton's third straight, upping his average from .304 on June 27 to .318. The extra-base hit was his first in 15 games, however.

Todd Helton will not be in the starting lineup Wednesday. It's just a day of maintenance for the veteran first baseman. With Thursday's off day, he'll have two days in a row off before the series against the Yankees.

Todd Helton is batting .322/.429/.525 in 70 plate appearances since the start of June. Helton finally has good health on his side and has been raking pretty much all season. The 15-year veteran has nine home runs and 31 RBI in 63 games played.