From Uruguay to Houston

Meet Houston Dynamo Head Coach Tab Ramos in Glenn Davis interview

Meet Houston Dynamo Head Coach Tab Ramos in Glenn Davis interview
Glenn Davis one-on-one with Tab Ramos

Tab Ramos has seen the growth of soccer in the United States from many levels, from representing the U.S. Men's National Team in the 1988 Summer Olympics to appearing in three FIFA World Cup tournaments - Italy 1990, USA 1994, France 1998. Born in Uruguay and growing up in New Jersey, Ramos went on to a thirteen-year professional career as a player. In 2009, he was appointed the Head Coach of the U.S. Under-20 national team and served as assistant of the senior team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He left U.S. Soccer in October to fill the Houston Dynamo Head Coach vacancy, his first job as a Manager in Major League Soccer.

Get to know the National Soccer Hall of Fame member in an exclusive interview with Glenn Davis, national soccer broadcaster and host of ESPN 97.5's Soccer Matters with Glenn Davis.

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The Astros beat the Phillies, 2-1. Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images.

Cam Smith hit an RBI single in the eighth inning to give the Houston Astros a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.

The rookie's second hit of the game came off Orion Kerkering (5-3) and gave the Astros their fourth straight win.

Brandon Marsh tied the game on a sacrifice fly in the top of the inning to end the Phillies' 26-inning scoreless streak.

The Astros took a 1-0 lead on Yainer Diaz’s RBI single in the second inning. They only managed three more hits off Phillies starter Christopher Sanchez, who struck out 11 with zero walks over six innings. Sanchez has not issued a walk in three straight starts.

Hunter Brown lowered his league best ERA to 1.74 by scattering three singles over seven shutout innings, with nine strikeouts. He did not allow a runner to reach second base.

Bryan Abreu (3-3) struck out Trea Turner to end the eighth, and then struck out Kyle Schwarber, Alec Bohm, and Nick Castellanos in the ninth.

Abreu joined Julia Morales after the game and talked about his impressive performance!

Rafael Marchán had two of the Phillies' four hits. Bryson Stott reached base twice and scored the Phillies' lone run.

Key moment

Smith’s RBI.

Key stat

Brown’s 1.74 ERA is the fourth best in Astros history through 16 starts and the best since Justin Verlander posted a 1.60 ERA through 16 starts in 2018.

Up next

The Astros open a three-game series against the Cubs on Friday with LHP Brandon Walter (0-1 3.80 ERA) on the mound.

The Phillies open a three-game series at the Braves on Friday with RHP Mick Abel (2-1 3.47 ERA) against Atlanta RHP Bryce Elder (2-4 4.77).

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