Brian Baldinger lays out why this Houston Texans rookie is "worth the price of admission"
TEXANS FILM BREAKDOWN
29 August 2022
Kenyon Green caught the attention of Baldinger on Friday. Composite image by SportsMap Staff.
NFL analyst Brian Baldinger discusses Houston Texans guard Kenyon Green's impressive performance against the 49ers last week, and gushes about Green being everything a team would want at the guard position.
.@HoustonTexans @K_Green_01 is exactly what every team wants at OG; just an earth mover. It’s worth the price of admission to see Big K uprooting Oak Trees. @BigDuke50 #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/7h7Ub9JaQ7
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) August 28, 2022
The timing of this post has to excite fans, as Green missed a good portion of the preseason dealing with a concussion. With Green back in the fold and looking impressive, it appears the Texans nailed their pick at No. 15 overall, and the offensive line should be vastly improved with a healthy Laremy Tunsil and Kenyon Green holding down the left side of the line.
The Texans will put that to the test on Sept 11 when they face the Colts live from NRG to start the season.
Wyatt Langford homered with a career-high tying four hits and Adolis García added a solo shot to lead the Texas Rangers to a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
The Rangers jumped on Lance McCullers Jr. (2-4) early. There were two outs with the bases loaded in the first when Evan Carter’s single to right field knocked in a pair to put the Rangers up 2-0.
The AL West-leading Astros cut the deficit to 2-1 when Cam Smith scored on a groundout in the bottom of the inning.
García homered for a second straight game with one out in the third that made it 3-1. Carter walked with two outs before a single from Jake Burger. Jonah Heim’s double to right field scored them both to extend the lead to 5-1.
McCullers allowed six hits and five runs in three innings as Houston’s losing streak reached a season-high four games.
Langford’s blast came with two outs in the seventh to push the lead to 7-3.
Jack Leiter (5-6) yielded five hits and three runs while striking out six in 5 1/3 innings.
Christian Walker singled to open Houston’s fourth before Victor Caratini’s home run to right field got the Astros within 5-3.Burger was replaced in the middle of the sixth inning with discomfort in his left quad.
Houston’s top prospect, second baseman Brice Matthews, went 0 for 4 with with three strikeouts in his major league debut.
Key moment
Heim’s two RBI double in the third that pushed the lead to four.
Key stat
The Rangers forced McCullers to throw 36 pitches in the first inning.
Up next
Houston LHP Framber Valdez (10-4, 2.90 ERA) opposes RHP Jacob deGrom (9-2, 2.29) when the series continues Saturday.
