The loss was just the fifth in the past 21 games for the Astros, who had won the first two games of the series.

The Astros are heavily favored (-286 on the moneyline) when they square off against the Rockies (+230). The Houston Astros will give the start to Brandon Walter (1-1, 3.34 ERA), who is looking for win No.

The Rockies struck out 11 times and the 2-3-4 hitters went a combined 0-12 as the Rockies lost their seventh straight to the Astros on Thursday night. Mickey Moniak hit a two-run homer to account for Colorado’s scoring and a ninth-inning comeback attempt came up short for the Rockies (19-67).