EASIER SAID THAN DONE
Despite GM denial, here’s why Texans timeline likely not so cut-and-dry
Apr 18, 2023, 4:54 pm
Despite GM denial, here’s why Texans timeline likely not so cut-and-dry
The NFL Draft is right around the corner, and the Houston Texans are causing quite a stir in the local and national media.
Many expect the Texans to take a QB with their top pick, but that narrative is shifting and many believe the team may pass on CJ Stroud if Bryce Young is off the board.
If the Texans pass on QB, will that be deflating for the fan base that was just starting to buy back in after the hiring of DeMeco Ryans?
Plus, Texans GM Nick Caserio spoke with the media this week and said the rumors about him leaving after the draft were not correct.
Now, Caserio may not be leaving after the draft, but ESPN Houston's Lance Zierlein thinks his time as the Texans GM could come to an end after the season.
Be sure to check out the video above as we lay it all out.
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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.