MAKING THE GRADE
Here are the specific moves that caused the Texans draft grades to vary
May 3, 2023, 2:42 pm
Reacting to ESPN’s Houston Texans draft grades: Did the Texans win the draft!?
The Houston Texans' draft grades seem to be all over the place, with some giving them a solid A, and others handing out B-minus grades.
So why the big disparity? First, the Will Anderson trade caused some evaluators to lean toward a B. Simply because the Texans gave up more than the trade chart suggests for a defensive player. There are a lot of different opinions on this move, because it could be argued that the Texans actually gave up all that draft capital for CJ Stroud.
Meaning, they had to take Stroud at No. 2 to keep teams from trying to trade up for a QB at No. 3.
Polarizing second-round pick
The other reason the Texans didn't receive unanimous A's across the board is the Juice Scruggs pick. The Texans traded up into the second round to land their future center, and while some draft experts like Lance Zierlein approved of the pick, others felt that Scruggs was a mid-round prospect at best.
Be sure to check out the video above as the guys cover all the angles.
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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.