HOUSTON -- Another punchless performance by the Astros' offense at Minute Maid Park kept All-Star starter Justin Verlander still in search of career win No. 200.
Verlander struck out 11 and didn't issue a walk in six innings, but the right-hander took the loss on a two-run homer by Nolan Arenado in the sixth that sent the Rockies to a 5-1 win over the Astros on Tuesday night.
The Astros lost their season-high-tying fifth consecutive game. They have lost nine in a row at home, having last won at Minute Maid Park on July 14.