Rockies 5, Astros 1: Purple Swag
The Rockies take their second series of 2026.
DENVER, CO - APRIL 7: Willi Castro #3 of the Colorado Rockies celebrates his two-run home run in the fourth inning against the Houston Astros at Coors Field on April 7, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) | Getty Images In the series opening on Monday night, the Colorado Rockies managed to outlast the Houston Astros after a big fifth inning. Tonight in Game 2, they picked up where they left off, defeating the Astros 5-1.
It was a night of stellar pitching from starter Kyle Freeland and tonight’s closer Antonio Senzatela as well as consistent, timely hitting from Willi Castro and T. J. Rumfield with another Mickey Moniak home run.
The hits keep coming! The Astros got on the board first with a Christian “Rockies Killer” Walker home run in the second inning. This is his fourth off Freeland and his 15th at Coors Field.
View Link The Astros finished their half of the second with a 1-0 lead. They would not score again. But the Rockies would answer back in their half of the inning when Castro hit an RBI single to score Troy Johnston.