TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Todd Helton had a ho-hum reaction to hitting a 450-foot home run in his first plate appearance of the spring following offseason back surgery.

``It's just one at-bat,' the Rockies first baseman said. ``Don't get me wrong, it is a lot better than a groundout to second base.'

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Helton hit Chris Young's 2-1 pitch in the first inning over a 35-foot wall in center field, leading Colorado to a 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.

Helton, who played only two games after July 4 due to severe back pain, received a standing ovation from a crowd of 4,927 as he ran around the bases at Hi Corbett Field after his two-run shot.

``He left it over the middle of the plate and I did what I was supposed to do with it,' said Helton, a .328 career hitter.

Young gave up four runs, three earned, and five hits in two innings in his third start of the spring.

``I felt good. That is the most important part,' Young said. ``It is spring training and I still have a lot of work to do. I got my pitch count up. I pitched from the stretch a lot, which was something different than I did in my first two outings.'

San Diego's Matt Antonelli went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Chris Burke also had two hits.

Helton, who went 1-for-2 and left after the third inning, hit .264 with seven homers and 29 RBIs in just 83 games last season.

Notes: Rockies 3B Garrett Atkins went 2-for-2 after missing the last two games with a strained right hip flexor. ... Greg Reynolds, subbing for Greg Smith (flulike symptoms), allowed five hits in four scoreless innings for Colorado.