Reaction: Deshaun Watson settles 20 civil lawsuits, suspension implications

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Watson may have been motivated to settle after reports of a long suspension leaked last week. Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images.

ESPN Houston's The Killer B's react to the news of Deshaun Watson settling 20 of his 24 civil lawsuits on Tuesday.

Also, the guys discuss how much (if any) settling the majority of the cases will impact his looming suspension, and how a deadline may have been the catalyst to settle 20 cases. That deadline being the league reportedly suspending Watson in the coming weeks before training camp.

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The A's beat the Astros, 5-2. Composite Getty Image.

Luis Severino struck out eight in seven innings and Luis Urias homered to lead the Athletics to a 5-2 victory over the AL West-leading Houston Astros on Thursday night.

Severino (4-11) allowed four hits and two earned runs as the A’s snapped a four-game skid. Mason Miller earned his 20th save.

Urias hit his eighth homer in the sixth inning and finished with two hits. Nick Kurtz went 3 for 5 with an RBI double in the two-run fourth inning. Max Schuemann also knocked in a run in the inning on a fielder’s choice grounder.

Christian Walker drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to right field and Victor Caratini scored on a groundout by Cam Smith — all in the seventh inning — for the Astros, who had their four-game winning streak halted.

Jason Alexander (1-1), a former member of the Athletics who was claimed off waivers in May, allowed five earned runs and 11 hits in six innings. The 32-year-old right-hander finished with three strikeouts and two walks.

Key moment

Carlos Cortes made his MLB debut for the A’s and went 1 for 3. He had a sacrifice fly, single and scored a run.

Key stat

The Astros went 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position.

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