DENVER (AP) — Willi Castro and Mickey Moniak hit two-run homers and the Colorado Rockies beat the Houston Astros 5-1 on Tuesday night for their second series win, which they didn’t accomplish last year until mid-June.

Castro had with three hits and three RBIs for Colorado, which has won three straight and is 5-6. The Rockies didn’t get their fifth win last year until April 30, when they were 5-25 en route to a major league-worst 43-119 record.

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