Deshaun Watson was almost magic
Early whistle takes points off the board for Texans
Oct 20, 2019, 2:00 pm
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The Texans were set up for success after a Colts mistake led to amazing field position.
Fumble de Brissett recuperado por Mercilus! pic.twitter.com/stnyFUkxvy
— Liga dos 32 (NFL) (@LigaDos32) October 20, 2019
The Texans, who came in with the best red zone offense in football, were pushed to third down. It was almost magic from DeAndre Hopkins and Deshaun Watson once again.
Well this was the most stressful sack we've seen in a minute.#HOUvsIND pic.twitter.com/mZzDXKCys4
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) October 20, 2019
Another angle would show the official's call of Watson being in the grasp a bit more clearly.
Texans robbed of four points and a spectacular highlight by Tony Corrente. pic.twitter.com/sbPuFodRy1
— Rivers McCown (@riversmccown) October 20, 2019
CBS' rules analyst would add clarity in that the early whistles are often in the hopes of keeping the quarterback from taking a big hit.
It would force the Texans to settle for their third field goal of the day. There is also a discussion to be had on if the Hopkins movements would be considered a catch. It seems he caught the ball and had it knocked away which would mean it was a touchdown.
The Texans ultimately lost by seven as they tried to score a touchdown just under two minutes. If they were only shooting for a field goal the outcome might have been different.
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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.