Why latest Houston Texans takedown by The Ringer doesn’t make sense
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10 May 2023
Did the Houston Texans make a major mistake on draft night when they traded up for pass rusher Will Anderson?
The Ringer’s Sheil Kapadia thinks so. Kapadia makes the case that the Texans would have been better off drafting Stroud and then selecting Oregon corner Christian Gonzalez, and Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer, while also holding on to next year's first and 3rd-round picks.
His reasoning for this argument is based on his belief that the Texans' roster is more than one pass rusher away from competing, and the Texans should take more swings in the draft.
Is Kapadia right?
ESPN Houston's Jake Asman and Brad Kellner discuss on The Wheelhouse.
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Bobby Witt Jr. and Jonathan India each drove in two runs to help Michael Wacha and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 7-5 on Monday night.
Michael Massey homered as Kansas City improved to 8-2 in its last 10 games. India finished with three hits, and Witt, Vinnie Pasquantino and Kyle Isbel each had two.
Wacha (3-4) allowed two runs and eight hits in 6 1/3 innings. Carlos Estévez got three outs for his 12th save.
Massey sparked Kansas City's four-run second with a leadoff drive against rookie Ryan Gusto (3-2) for his second homer. India hit a two-out RBI single and scored on Witt's first triple of the season. Pasquantino added a run-scoring single.
The Royals added three more in the third. Drew Waters and India each hit an RBI single, and Witt drove in Waters with a sacrifice fly.
Jake Meyers had two hits and scored two runs for Houston, which had won three of four.
Zach Dezenzo hit an RBI double in the seventh for the Astros, and Jeremy Peña added a sacrifice fly. Meyers' RBI single helped his team close to 7-5 in the eighth.
Gusto allowed seven hits and walked three in 2 1/3 innings.
Key moment
Jose Altuve hit a leadoff single in the ninth for Houston. But Isaac Paredes flied out, Christian Walker struck out and Yainer Diaz flied out.
Key stat
Wacha entered with the least run support among starters at 1.79 runs per game. The Royals had not scored more than two runs with him on the mound in any of his eight starts.
Up next
LHP Kris Bubic (4-2, 1.69 ERA) starts on Tuesday for the Royals against LHP Framber Valdez (2-4, 3.94 ERA).
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