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National media goes full cope with absurd Astros opinion piece
May 24, 2023, 11:09 am
National media goes FULL COPE with absurd Astros opinion piece
With about one week left in the month of May, the Houston Astros are 28-20 and 2 games behind the Texas Rangers in the AL West. And just 5 days ago, The Score published an article claiming the Astros have begun their descent from baseball's top echelon.
“…a franchise that appeared to be set up for an extended run of sustained excellence – like the Dodgers, Rays, or Yankees – now appears to be on a different trajectory.”
Wow. What have the Rays or Yankees won in recent memory? Nothing. Anyway, the article basically claims that because of injuries and a bad farm system, the Astros are in a decline and their days of dominating the AL are now over.
Be sure to check out the video above as we react to this preposterous claim, and conclude that these articles are just wishful thinking from the bias national media.
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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.