"It feels good -- maybe I can do this for three days and maybe go to a rehab assignment," Parra said.
In the first year of a three-year, $27.5 million contract, the left-handed hitting Parra has hit .263 with 27 extra-base hits and 27 RBIs. In Parra's absence, Ryan Raburn and Brandon Barnes have been playing left field when the team needs a right-handed bat, and utility man Daniel Descalso has played the position when the Rockies have wanted a lefty bat.
Qualls out of sick bay: Righty reliever Chad Qualls was available Thursday night after not throwing in a game since last Friday because of a viral illness.