HOUSTON (AP) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
The losing streak was the Astros\u2019 longest since ending the 2013 season with a 15-game skid.<\/p>\n
Houston trailed 3-0 before Walker hit a solo homer in the second inning. The Astros then took advantage of two errors by Rockies second baseman Willi Castro to score six times in the third.<\/p>\n
After Jose Altuve reached on Castro’s first error, Yordan Alvarez tied the game with a two-run double down the right-field line. Walker later drove in Alvarez with a fielder\u2019s choice to give Houston a 4-3 lead. Cam Smith and Christian Vazquez added RBI singles, and Joey Loperfido reached on Castro\u2019s second error.<\/p>\n
Houston sent 11 men to the plate in the inning, and five of the runs were unearned.<\/p>\n
Colorado scored runs in the fourth, fifth and eighth innings to cut the deficit to 7-6, but Mickey Moniak popped out against Bryan King with the go-ahead run on base to end the eighth inning.<\/p>\n
Enyel De Los Santos struck out Jordan Beck with runners at the corners in the ninth inning to lock down his first save of the season.<\/p>\n
Hunter Goodman hit two home runs for the Rockies for the sixth multihomer game of his career.<\/p>\n
Beck went 2 for 5 and hit his first home run of the season for the Rockies, who have lost five straight.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Astros RHP Spencer Arrighetti opposes Rockies LHP Jos\u00e9 Quintana (0-0, 4.15 ERA) when the series continues on Wednesday.<\/p>\n