US EditionAstros take advantage of Rockies' errors to snap 8-game skid
Christian Walker had three hits and Houston scored six in the third, ending its longest skid since 2013.
- On Tuesday, the Houston Astros snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 7-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies, powered by Christian Walker's three hits including a home run.
- Colorado jumped to an early 3-0 lead as Hunter Goodman smacked his third homer of the season off Astros starter Colton Gordon in the opening innings.
- Houston capitalized on two fielding errors by Rockies second baseman Willi Castro during a decisive six-run third inning, with Yordan Alvarez tying the game with a two-run double.
- Goodman recorded his sixth career multi-homer game with a fifth-inning blast narrowing the gap to 7-5, but Enyel De Los Santos earned his first save by stranding runners in the ninth.
- The Rockies face the Astros again on Wednesday with Jose Quintana opposing Spencer Arrighetti as Colorado seeks to end a five-game losing streak.
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Astros snap 8-game losing streak, beat Rockies 7-6 behind big night from Christian Walker
Christian Walker had three hits, including a home run, and the Houston Astros used a six-run third inning to snap an eight-game losing streak with a 7-6 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.
Astros take advantage of Rockies’ errors to snap 8-game skid
Christian Walker recorded three hits and a pair of RBIs, and the Houston Astros parlayed a six-run third inning into a 7-6 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.The Astros snapped an eight-game losing skid, their longest since 2013, with the win. The Rockies, who swept a three-game set from Houston last week, suffered their fifth straight loss.Houston took advantage of two fielding errors by Rockies second baseman Willi Cas…
MLB News: Astros, after snapping 8-game skid, eager to top Rockies again
Buried beneath the rubble of an eight-game losing streak was the fact that the Houston Astros entered a six-game homestand on Tuesday leading the American League in several offensive categories. With their rotation weakened by injuries and their bullpen stretched thin, the Astros will have to slug their way to victory more often than not. […]
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