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What to expect from CJ Stroud, Houston Texans roster opportunities against imposing Ravens
Sep 6, 2023, 1:01 pm
What to expect from CJ Stroud, Houston Texans roster opportunities against imposing Ravens
We're just days away from the Texans' first game of the season, and we're still dealing with some roster uncertainty on Houston's offensive line.
The Ravens are a physical defense and the Texans will be working in some new faces because of injuries to Kenyon Green, Juice Scruggs, and Tytus Howard.
There's a reason the Texans are the biggest underdogs of the week, with the Ravens being favored by ten points.
With that being said, how big of a concern is the o-line with Stroud making his NFL start in the regular season?
And how will the Ravens look to attack Stroud on Sunday? Will Baltimore try to take away Dameon Pierce and the running game, forcing Stroud to pass under pressure?
That seems pretty likely, but what about the other side of the ball? Have the Texans done enough this offseason to improve their rush defense and slow down JK Dobbins and Lamar Jackson?
Be sure to watch the video above as the guys share their predictions for the Texans on Sunday.
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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.