Overview

• Walker led off the eighth with a tiebreaking solo shot off Luis Peralta, giving him his 15th career multi-homer game.
• Jose Altuve also homered in the first as Houston jumped ahead, and César Salazar’s bunt RBI pushed the early lead to 3-0.
• Colorado pulled even on long balls by Ezequiel Tovar and Yanquiel Fernández after a run in the third.
• Bryan King worked a scoreless eighth for the win, and Bryan Abreu allowed one hit in the ninth for his fourth save.
• The Rockies loaded the bases in the seventh on catcher’s interference before Kaleb Ort fanned Brenton Doyle, and Germán Márquez is expected to come off the injured list to start Friday against Cubs right-hander Cade Horton.