DENVER -- Exactly four years ago, on June 10, 2001, Jamey Wright went into Detroit's Comerica Park and beat the Tigers. In 2003, Wright pitched a shutout against Detroit.

Wright continued his dominance of the Tigers on a chilly, wet Friday afternoon, as the Colorado Rockies triumphed, 2-0, in the opener of a three-game series, in front of 20,275 at Coors Field. The start was delayed 56 minutes by rain.

It was the third 2-0 game in Coors Field's 11-year history. There has never been a 1-0 final. Friday continued a low-scoring trend. Three of the 13 games in which teams combined for three or fewer runs at Coors have occurred in the last 11 games. The Rockies beat St. Louis, 2-1, on May 31 and lost to the Chicago White Sox, 2-1, on Tuesday.

Wright (4-5, 5.68 ERA) held Detroit scoreless over 7 1/3 innings, allowing six hits. He has allowed an earned run in his last 12 1/3 innings, and is 2-0 with a 1.86 ERA in three starts during this 13-game homestand, during which the Rockies are 6-5.

"It was nothing more than just being myself out there, and not trying to do too much," said Wright, whose previous victories over the Tigers were with Milwaukee in 2001 and Kansas City in 2003. "I was taking my stuff and challenging the hitter with it."

Wright credited catcher Danny Ardoin. Even though they had worked together just once previously, in a Triple-A game in 2003, Wright said he never shook off a sign.

"He was electric," Ardoin said. "When guys got on base, he was never in trouble, because he was in full command of the game."

Third baseman Garrett Atkins hit a two-out, two-run homer -- his first homer since May 20 -- in the sixth inning for the game's only runs. He went 3-for-4, and made an impressive diving play on defense in the fifth.

"I felt pretty good at the plate today," Atkins said. "I got some good pitches to hit."

Atkins drove his homer the opposite way, to right-center -- nearly the same location where he hit one Tuesday night against the White Sox. That one hit the top of the wall and stayed in play, narrowly missing a homer in the Rockies' 2-1 loss.

"I was just hoping I hit [Friday's] ball a little better," Atkins said. "Luckily it got out for me."

Detroit threatened to score in the third and sixth innings, but Wright pitched out of the jams by inducing inning-ending double plays.

"He moved the ball around the zone," Colorado manager Clint Hurdle said. "It was an outstanding outing for Jamey."

Relievers Jay Witasick and Brian Fuentes pitched the final 1 2/3 innings to preserve the shutout. It was the Rockies' 10th combined shutout at Coors. Since being designated the closer, Fuentes is 6-for-6 in save opportunities.

"I have a lot of faith in our bullpen," Wright said, when asked if he was nervous when Detroit put the tying run at the plate in the ninth.

Tigers starter Mike Maroth went seven innings, allowing seven hits and two runs in his 100th career start. He also reached base twice, walking in the third and singling in the sixth.

Rockies' outfielder Dustan Mohr went 2-for-3 with a walk, and scored on Atkins' homer.

"Over the last couple of weeks, when I've gotten to start, I've been feeling a lot better," Mohr said. "I felt like I've been seeing the ball a lot better, not swinging at as many balls out of the zone as I did when I first came back from the injury."

Mohr strained his left calf on Opening Day and missed 18 games.

The Rockies have won six straight over the Tigers, and are 8-2 all-time against Detroit.