Houston Sportscast: Episode 8 - "Rockets fizzle in the Snowpocalypse‪"

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Rockets Eric Gordon, John Wall, Victor Oladipo
Composite image by Jack Brame

The Rockets had a weird week, the Astros are throwing baseballs, and the Texans didn't really do anything. We also survived the Ice Age.

*The opinions expressed in this podcast do not reflect the views of Gow Media.

05:07 – Snopocalypse stories

11:40 – Snowpocalypse drinking games

14:14 – Rockets recap

17:12 – Boogie Cousins released. Or maybe not?

18:16 – What's PJ Tucker's future

26:59 – Rockets and Astros donate help with disaster aid

29:35 – Astros are back! (in spring training)

30:34 – ESPN's top Astros prospects

34:08 – Very quick roster evaluation

43:17 – Astros final needs before the season starts

48:25 – Carson Wentz trade effect on Watson's trade value

54:20 – Watson for McCaffery + picks?

56:48 – UH Cougar update

58:00 – Reddit Headline(s) of the week

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The Angels beat the Astros, 3-0. Composite Getty Image.

José Soriano and two relievers combined for a two-hitter and Oswald Peraza hit his first home run since a trade from the Yankees to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-0 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.

Soriano (10-9) allowed one hit and struck out eight in seven innings. Luis García allowed one hit in a scoreless eighth and Kenley Jansen threw a perfect ninth for his 25th save.

There were two outs in the fifth when Peraza connected off Hunter Brown (10-7) into the bullpen in right-center field to put the Angels up 1-0. His homer comes after his two-run single in the ninth inning Saturday helped Los Angeles to a 4-1 victory that snapped a three-game skid.

Yoan Moncada walked to start the eighth and scored on Mike Trout’s double that bounced off the wall in center field to make it 2-0. Taylor Ward walked before Luis Rengifo reached and Trout scored on an error by Lance McCullers Jr. when the pitcher overthrew first base.

Yordan Alvarez singled with no outs in the first and Soriano walked a batter in the second and sixth innings. The Astros didn’t get another hit until Ramón Urías doubled with one out in the eighth inning. Los Angeles outfielder Taylor Ward was injured trying to make a catch on that hit when he crashed face-first into the metal scoreboard in left field.

He was carted off the field holding a towel to the right side of his face. He was taken to a hospital by ambulance where interim manager Ray Montgomery said he would receive stitches to close the cut and be evaluated.

Brown allowed three hits and a run with five strikeouts in six innings. McCullers Jr. allowed three hits and two runs in his first relief appearance since 2018.

Key moment

The home run by Peraza.

Key stat

It’s the fifth time the Astros have been shut out this month.

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LHP Yusei Kikuchi (6-9, 3.68 ERA) will start for Los Angeles in the series finale Monday against RHP Luis Garcia, who’ll make his return after sitting out since May 2023 recovering from Tommy John surgery.

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