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Colorado Rockies vs Houston Astros Wrap - Houston Wins 14-3

Houston scored early and often on Wednesday, sprinting to a lead and into double figures with a 14-3 win over Colorado.

Houston won as a -380 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 8.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Gerrit Cole earned the victory for the Astros, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 10, walking 0, and allowing 3 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 8 RBIs from Yuli Gurriel in the win.

Colorado's starting pitcher Sam Howard worked 2.2 innings, giving up 3 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Chris Iannetta in a losing cause.

The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 12 hits, while Colorado only had 8.

Next game, Houston takes its act on the road to face Baltimore looking for another win. For Colorado, they head on the road to face San Diego.