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Here’s an intriguing formula for good Texans chaos this season
May 28, 2021, 2:45 pm
With the Texans' win total being set at 4.5, clearly the expectations for the team aren't very high. But what many people are missing is the possibility of the AFC South being much worse this season. Maybe even as bad as the NFC East in 2020.
Here are three important things to consider:
There's no guarantee Carson Wentz plays better this year with the Colts, and history tells us that running backs who rush for 2,000 yards fall off significantly the following season, we're looking at you Derrick Henry. Also, nobody would be shocked if Trevor Lawrence has some struggles as a rookie and can't drastically elevate a Jags team that only won a single game in 2020.
Be sure to check out the video above as we discuss a few scenarios that could allow Houston to slip into the playoffs, and debate if that would be a good or bad thing for the rebuilding Texans. The answer might surprise you.
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Oswald Peraza hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels snap a three-game losing skid by beating the Houston Astros 4-1 on Saturday night.
Peraza entered the game as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning and hit a bases-loaded fly ball to deep right field that eluded the outstretched glove of Cam Smith. It was the fourth straight hit off Astros closer Bryan Abreu (3-4), who had not allowed a run in his previous 12 appearances.
The Angels third run of the ninth inning scored when Mike Trout walked with the bases loaded.
Kyle Hendricks allowed one run while scattering seven hits over six innings. He held the Astros to 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position, the one hit coming on Jesús Sánchez’s third-inning infield single that scored Jeremy Peña.
Reid Detmers worked around a leadoff walk to keep the Astros scoreless in the seventh, and José Fermin (3-2) retired the side in order in the eighth before Kenley Jansen worked a scoreless ninth to earn his 24th save.
Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti struck out a season-high eight batters over 6 1/3 innings. The only hit he allowed was Zach Neto’s third-inning solo home run.
Yordan Alvarez had two hits for the Astros, who remained three games ahead of Seattle for first place in the AL West.
Key moment
Peraza’s two-run single to deep right field that broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth.
Key Stat
Opponents were 5 for 44 against Abreu in August before he allowed four straight hits in the ninth.
Up next
Astros RHP Hunter Brown (10-6, 2.37 ERA) faces RHP José Soriano (9-9, 3.85) when the series continues Sunday.