The Houston Astros finally found the win column in dramatic fashion Tuesday night, snapping a painful eight-game losing streak with a 7-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies. The skid, their longest since a 15-game slide to end the 2013 season, was emphatically halted by a six-run offensive explosion in the third inning.

After falling behind 3-0 early, the Astros' comeback was ignited by Christian Walker, who delivered a massive three-hit night including a solo homer in the second. The real fireworks came in the next frame, as Houston sent 11 batters to the plate. They capitalized on a pair of costly errors by Rockies second baseman Willi Castro, with key hits from Yordan Alvarez, Walker, and others turning a deficit into a commanding 7-3 lead.

Colorado refused to go quietly, with Hunter Goodman launching two home runs and the Rockies chipping away to pull within a single run. The tension peaked in the late innings, but the Astros' bullpen held firm. Bryan King escaped a jam in the eighth, and Enyel De Los Santos sealed the deal in the ninth, striking out Jordan Beck with the tying run just 90 feet away to earn his first save of the year.

For an Astros team in desperate need of a spark, this gritty, come-from-behind win could be the turning point they've been searching for. They'll look to build on this momentum and secure a series win when the two teams meet again Wednesday.