In the first inning on Thursday, the Astros turned three cheap hits — an infield single by Jake Meyers, a bloop single by Jose Altuve, and an excuse-me double down the first-base line by Cam Smith — into a 2-0 lead.

Meanwhile, the boys in purple will send out left-hander Kyle Freeland (1-9, 5.56 ERA) to make the start on the hill. Freeland had a rough go of it in his last outing, his first st

Thairo Estrada hit a two-run homer in the first inning and drove in four runs to help the Colorado Rockies beat the Houston Astros 7-6 on Thursday.

Thairo Estrada homered, singled twice and drove in four runs and the Colorado Rockies held on to beat the Houston Astros 7-6 in Denver on Thursday.

The Rockies flipped the script. Thursday afternoon’s game was the kind they have lost so many times this year. And last year. And the year before that. But they got the key hits in the key moments — especially from second baseman Thairo Estrada — and beat Houston,