Rockies Ride Freeland, Castro to Series-Clinching Win Over Astros

DENVER (Interstat) — Kyle Freeland delivered 6 1/3 strong innings and Willi Castro drove in three runs as the Colorado Rockies defeated the Houston Astros 5-1 on Tuesday night at Coors Field.

Freeland allowed one run on three hits, striking out five, to earn the win. Castro tied the game with an RBI single in the second inning before breaking it open with a two-run homer in the fourth. Mickey Moniak added a two-run shot in the seventh for Colorado, which had 10 hits. Antonio Senzatela secured the save with 2 2/3 perfect innings of relief.

Christian Walker homered for Houston’s lone run. The Astros managed just three hits total. Mike Burrows took the loss, allowing three runs over 5 1/3 innings. Attendance was 17,328. The game took 2 hours, 18 minutes.