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Culture shock: Houston Texans QB puts league, bettors on notice
Aug 22, 2022, 4:21 pm
Culture shock: Houston Texans QB puts league, bettors on notice?
Davis Mills had another lackluster performance in the Texans' second preseason game against the Rams, which has many fans curious if Mills will live up to his comments to Peter King about the Texans shocking the world this season.
Mills and the Texans have clearly been working on a rebrand for the team, with multiple appearances on The Pat McAfee Show and owner Cal McNair trying to win back some good will while cooking burgers for fans at training camp.
The team seems to be saying the right things, but the on-field product is clearly not there yet, and Vegas clearly sees it that way, as the Texans aren't favored in a single game this season.
Be sure to check out the video above as we discuss our expectations for the team this year, one big Texans bet, and Davis Mills specifically.
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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.