The Texans made a deal right before the buzzer. Composite Getty Image.
After watching many of the top teams in the AFC improve their rosters before the trade deadline, Texans fans were hoping that Houston would do something similar.
According to multiple reports, the Texans have made a trade. But this move is not what many were envisioning. Houston has agreed to trade DT Khalil Davis to the 49ers for a 7th-round pick in 2026.
One final trade at the deadline: Texans traded DT Khalil Davis to the 49ers in exchange for a 2026 7th-round pick, per sources. pic.twitter.com/i6Ah070BLe
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 5, 2024
With Denico Autry back from a suspension three weeks ago, and Mario Edwards Jr. set to return after this Sunday's game, the Texans must have felt confident enough with their defensive line to move Davis to San Francisco. Let's hope they're right.
Davis played just 26% of the snaps on defense versus the Jets. Defensive tackles Tim Settle, Foley Fatukasi, and Kurt Hinish all played a higher percentage of snaps than Davis.
This feels familiar
Houston made a similar decision when they traded Cam Akers to the Vikings a few weeks ago because Dameon Pierce was returning from injury (hamstring). Since then, Pierce has been injured again (groin) and didn't play against the Jets.
That's the risk when you trade away your depth. At the end of the day, Texans fans shouldn't be too concerned with the activity or lack their of at the deadline.
It's just hard watching the top contenders getting better while the Texans sit on their hands.
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Astros offense flickered — and then the Rays took over
May 31, 2025, 7:02 pm
Junior Caminero hit two of Tampa Bay’s season-high five home runs and Zack Littell threw his first career complete game as the Rays sailed to a 16-3 victory over the Houston Astros Saturday.
Littell (5-5) allowed 10 hits and three runs with six strikeouts. The Rays have won each of Littell’s last seven starts and he’s 5-0 in that stretch.
The 21-year-old Caminero had a career-best four hits and drove in five runs. The performance comes after he set a career high with six RBIs on Thursday in a 13-3 victory.
Yandy Díaz, Jake Mangum and Josh Lowe also homered for the Rays, who had a season-best 18 hits and whose 16 runs tied a season high.
Díaz had a two-run shot in the third and Caminero put the Rays in front 4-3 with his solo homer to the seats in left field to start the fourth.
Tampa Bay led by 2 when Brandon Lowe extended his hitting streak to a career-long 13 games with an RBI double with one out in the sixth. Caminero followed with double to make it 7-3.
Mangum, a rookie who came off the injured list Friday, smacked a ball to the bullpen in right-center for his first career homer to push the lead to 9-3 and a two-run shot by Josh Lowe left Tampa Bay up 11-3.
There were two on with one out in the eighth when Caminero went deep again to make it 14-3 and give him his first career multi-homer game.
La Tormenta strikes early.#BuiltForThis pic.twitter.com/E497cfEkbO
— Houston Astros (@astros) May 31, 2025
Jeremy Peña homered twice for the Astros, who fell to 1-2 in this four-game series.
HE'S FEELIN' IT!#BuiltForThis pic.twitter.com/IolXlk8nPw
— Houston Astros (@astros) May 31, 2025
Houston starter Colton Gordon (0-1) allowed five hits and four runs in five innings.
Key moment
Tampa Bay’s six-run seventh inning made it 11-3.
Key stat
Tampa Bay allowed four or fewer runs for the 12th straight game, which is the team’s longest streak since a 16-game stretch to end the 2021 season.
Up next
Tampa Bay’s Taj Bradley (4-4, 4.38 ERA) opposes RHP Hunter Brown (7-3, 2.00) when the series concludes Sunday.
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