Castro’s 3 RBIs lead Rockies over Astros 5-1 for second series win, which last year took until June

By: The Associated Press Posted: 10:44 PM CDT Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2026

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.

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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.

Colorado didn’t get its second series win last year until June 16-19. The Rockies won the first two games of the three-game series and clinched their first series of at least three games against the Astros since May 28-31, 2012.

Colorado Rockies' Willi Castro gestures to the bullpen as he circles the bases after hitting a two-run home run off Houston Astros starting pitcher Mike Burrows in the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Kyle Freeland (1-1) allowed one run and three hits in 6 1/3 innings. Antonio Senzatela struck out three in 2 2/3 innings for his first major league save, needing just 26 pitches and retiring all eight batters he faced while finishing a three-hitter.

Mike Burrows (1-2) allowed three runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Christian Walker’s third homer in four games put Houston ahead in the second.

Castro had an RBI single in the bottom half and gave the Rockies a 3-1 lead in the fourth with his first homer for Colorado, a 436-foot drive to right-center.

Moniak homered in the seventh off Kai-Wei Teng, a drive that hit the top of the wall in front of the Rockies bullpen and bounced over.

Four of seven ABS challenges were successful on calls by plate umpire Charlie Ramos.