PEORIA, Ariz. – Troy Tulowitzki homered for his first hit in a game since last July and looked strong in the field in the Colorado Rockies’ 4-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.

Tulowitzki, back from left hip surgery that cut short his 2014 season, leaped far to his right to take away a hit from the Mariners’ Kyle Seager in the bottom of the first inning.

“It was a good day. Just keep building,” Tulowitzki said. “Building my confidence, building day to day and not looking too far down the road. It’s only my second game so I’ve got a lot of work to do.”

Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon made his spring debut after recovering from abdominal soreness and went 0-for-2.

Mariners left-hander Danny Hultzen, a top prospect out all of last season after left shoulder surgery, pitched in his first game since Sept. 1, 2013, in the minors. The former first-round draft pick walked one in a three-up, three-down inning of work.

Colorado scored three runs in the top of the ninth and is undefeated with two ties in the Rockies’ last six exhibition games.

Christian Bergman, competing for spot in Colorado’s starting rotation after 10 starts in the majors last season, was charged with a run on four hits with a walk, a strikeout and a wild pitch in 2 2/3 innings.

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Actor and comedian Will Ferrell will play in five spring games Thursday, including the Mariners’ contest against Oakland in Mesa, Arizona. Ferrell plans to play every position on the field for 10 different teams on the same day, as part of special episode of Funny or Die in partnership with Major League Baseball and HBO.

Ferrell’s stunt forced a change in the start times of the five games. He is dedicating the project to the fight against cancer and is honoring an historic feat accomplished by Bert Campaneris in 1965 when he played all field positions for the Kansas City Athletics on the same day.