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Post deadline: These intriguing players could be Astros sooner than you think
Aug 3, 2023, 5:09 pm
Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown had several items to address at the MLB trade deadline. One of them being the need for a left-handed bat to help balance Houston's heavy right-handed lineup.
Brown didn't find a deal to his liking, settling for some big additions to his pitching staff. But what if the Astros had a left-handed hitter crushing it in the minor leagues that could make a big impact.
Enter Jon Singleton. Yes, you read that correctly. Despite his underwhelming career to this point, the dude is crushing baseballs for the Sugar Land Space Cowboys. In 29 games for Sugar Land, he has 12 home runs and a whopping 1.191 OPS.
With that in mind, should the Astros give Singleton one more shot to prove he can hit at the big league level?
Be sure to watch the video above as we make the case for Singleton to get one last chance for Houston.
Plus, we discuss some other impact prospects the Astros may call up when September rolls around.
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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.