DENVER — Clint Barmes homered, Ubaldo Jimenez won for just the second time in a month and the Colorado Rockies ended the Astros’ eight-game winning streak, beating Houston 5-3 on Friday night.
Jimenez (10-12) allowed three runs and five hits, struck out six, hit two batters and walked one in six-plus innings.
The Rockies, who started the day six games behind Arizona in the NL West, have won three of their first four on the current six-game homestand.
Brian Fuentes pitched the ninth to earn his 27th save in 31 chances.
Brian Moehler (10-6) gave up five runs and six hits, walked three and struck out four for the Astros, who had won 10 of their last 12.
The Rockies broke a scoreless tie in the fourth. Willy Taveras reached on an infield single, Matt Holliday was hit by a pitch and Brad Hawpe singled up the middle to score Taveras. Garrett Atkins drove in Holliday with a sacrifice fly, and after Ian Stewart flew out, Troy Tulowitzki singled home Hawpe to make it 3-0.
The Rockies chased Moehler in the fifth. Barmes led off with his eighth home run of the year, and two outs later Colorado loaded the bases on two walks and a single by Atkins. Fernando Nieve relieved Moehler and walked Iannetta on four pitches to give the Rockies a 5-0 lead.
Houston got a run back in the sixth on an RBI single by Geoff Blum.
Darin Erstad led off the Houston seventh with a single and Jimenez hit Humberto Quintero. Manny Corpas relieved Jimenez and gave up two runs on a groundout and single that made it 5-3.
Notes: Eric Young, a member of the Rockies during their inaugural season in 1993, will officially retire as a member of the Rockies. The club will honor him with Eric Young day on Sept. 12. … The Astros staff had a 1.85 ERA during their eight-game winning streak.
