TRADE BREWING
Reports: Houston Astros connected to blockbuster trade
Jul 19, 2023, 3:08 pm
Reports: Astros connected to potential BLOCKBUSTER trade!
Trade rumors have been swirling about the Houston Astros with the MLB trade deadline approaching in less than two weeks.
The latest reports link the Astros to the Chicago White Sox. John Heyman recently reported that a dream scenario for the Astros would be a deal bringing starting pitcher Dylan Cease to Houston.
Michael Schwab is hearing that the Astros have inquired about acquiring both Cease and Luis Robert Jr. from Chicago.
The Astros have discussed the possibility of trading for Dylan Cease AND Luis Robert Jr, per people familiar with the process.
It'd require several big league and fringe talent, but there is momentum.
Have fun with that info.
— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) July 19, 2023
When putting these reports in perspective, the Astros are going to have to give up a lot to make a trade like this happen.
Be sure to watch the video above as we examine how much these players would help the Astros, and what they would have to send to the White Sox to get this deal done.
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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.