ASTROS DEFEAT MARLINS
Framber fans 10, Lopefido homers as Astros beat Marlins
Jul 10, 2024, 10:00 pm
Astros defeat Marlins, 9-1. Composite Getty Image.
Framber Valdez struck out a season-high 10 and allowed one run in seven innings, and rookie Joey Loperfido homered and tripled to lead the Houston Astros to a 9-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night.
Yordan gives us a 5-0 lead! pic.twitter.com/8cc1eLHrbf
— Houston Astros (@astros) July 11, 2024
Valdez (8-5) allowed just six singles and earned his third straight win.
Loperfido hit a two-run homer as the Astros jumped on Bryan Hoeing (0-2) for four runs in the second inning to take a 5-0 lead. His first career triple came in the fourth inning.
The win was the eighth straight at home for the Astros, who have won eight of their last 11 games overall to improve to 48-44.
Rookie Xavier Edwards had two hits and drove in Miami’s only run.
Hoeing, who has made 11 relief appearances this season, permitted eight hits and five runs — four earned — in three innings in his second start of the year.
Jose Altuve hit a leadoff single before Yordan Alvarez walked with one out. Both players stole a base before Altuve scored on a single to right field by Yainer Diaz to make it 1-0. Alvarez attempted to score on the play, but was tagged out at the plate.
Jon Singleton singled to start Houston’s second and scored when Jake Meyers doubled to center field on a ball that was deflected by Jazz Chisholm Jr. as he crashed off the padded wall.
Meyers moved to third on a wild pitch by Hoeing before Loperfido’s one-out shot to right field made it 4-0. Alex Bregman hit an infield single with one out and Hoeing’s throwing error on the play left him at second.
Houston extended the lead to 5-0 when Bregman scored on a single to center field by Alvarez.
Loperfido tripled when his fly ball sailed just out of reach of Chisholm with no outs in the fourth. He scored when Bregman reached on a fielder’s choice that made it 6-0.
Edwards cut the lead to 6-1 on an RBI single with one out in the fifth.
An RBI double by Trey Cabbage pushed Houston’s advantage to 7-1 with one out in the sixth. Diaz smacked a single to center field to score two more after that and make it 9-1.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Astros: Alvarez was lifted for a pinch hitter in the fourth inning because of tightness in his right hip.
UP NEXT
Houston RHP Jake Bloss (0-0, 4.91 ERA) is scheduled to come off the injured list to make his second major league start in the series finale Thursday night. Bloss injured his shoulder in his MLB debut June 21 and threw four scoreless innings in a rehabilitation outing with Triple-A Sugar Land Saturday. RHP Roddery Muñoz (1-3, 5.48) will start for Miami.
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Tim Boyle threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Houston Texans to a 17-15 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday in the preseason finale for both teams.
The Texans led 10-9 when Boyle threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Johnny Johnson III on the second play of the fourth quarter to make it 17-9.
Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud and Rams QB Matthew Stafford weren’t even in uniform for this one as most starters from both teams sat out.
Houston third-string quarterback Case Keenum started with Stroud and backup Davis Mills not playing Saturday. He led the offense on Houston’s first two possessions before Boyle took over.
Cam Akers, a former Ram fighting for a roster spot with the Texans, ran for 53 yards and had 19 yards receiving. He had a career-best 786 yards rushing with seven touchdowns for the Rams in 2022.
Dresser Winn played the entire game for Los Angeles and was 9 of 16 for 72 yards. Zach Evans ran for 45 yards and two touchdowns for the Rams. His 3-yard run with about three minutes left cut the lead to 17-15. But he was stopped short of the goal line on the 2-point conversion attempt.
The game was tied at 3-3 after both teams made field goals in the first quarter. The Texans made it 10-3 when Boyle connected with Troy Hairston on a 5-yard touchdown early in the second.
Los Angeles cut the lead to 10-9 when Evans scored on a 4-yard run about seven minutes before halftime. Rookie Joshua Karty’s extra point was no good after it bounced off the upright.
Stafford and backup Jimmy Garoppolo didn’t play this preseason. Stafford, who has missed practice time recently with a tight hamstring recently and is also dealing with a cut on his left thumb played extensively Thursday when these teams held a joint practice.
Third-stringer Stetson Bennett didn’t play Saturday after getting all the QB snaps in the first two preseason games. Sean McVay said that Bennett will serve as Stafford’s backup for the first two regular-season games with Garoppolo suspended for those games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancers.
Xavier Hutchinson, who is vying for one of Houston's last receiver spots, led the team with four receptions for 34 yards.
Injuries
Texans: S Brandon Hill was carted off the field in the first quarter with what appeared to be a right leg injury. … CB Kris Boyd looked to injure his left leg in the first half and didn’t return.
Up Next
Rams: Visit Detroit in a Sunday night game in their opener Sept. 8.
Texans: Open the season Sept. 8 at Indianapolis.
Be sure to watch the video above as the crew from Texans on Tap react to the game live.