The Rockies benched struggling shortstop Troy Tulowitzki in Monday night's game against the Padres. "It's pretty obvious I haven't been swinging the bat well," Tulowitzki said Monday. "Defensively, I'm doing all right. But at the same time, the coaches always say they are going to put the best lineup out there to win, and I think this is our best lineup." Colorado manager Clint Hurdle hinted that the team could give him a few days off to clear his head. "We've all got to find a way for him to put a foot down on this thing," Hurdle said of Tulo's slump. "He will get some extended work inside (in the batting cages) and we'll get him back in sooner than later, to see where we are with it. The kid can hit, and he's not hitting, and the strikeouts are alarming. He knows that."